Beta Trianguli (star)

Beta Trianguli
Spectral	A5 III/IV
Type	Subgiant/Giant
Multiple	Binary
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	3.00
Temperature	8185° K
Mass	3.5 MSol
Radius	4 RSol
Companion	Beta Trianguli B

The star Beta Trianguli is a blue-white star of spectral type A5 whose luminosity class is borderline between the subgiant and giant classification.

Description (Specifications)

Beta Trianguli has a companion star in an eccentric orbit (e = 0.43) lying at approximately 5 AU distant from the primary. Its orbital period is 31.39 days.

• The system emits an excess of infrared radiation which can be explained by a circum-binary ring of dust about the pair. The dust emits infrared radiation at a blackbody temperature of about 100 K, and extends from 50 to 400 AU away from the two stars.
• The Beta Trianguli star system lies approximately 38.9pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimspinward/Spinward direction from Terra at bearing 140.5^o Galactic Longitude and -25.2^o South Galactic Latitude.

History & Background (Dossier)

Beta Trianguli is the primary star of the world Beta Trianguli/Rangiriri (Canopus 2116).

Image Repository

TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science