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The star [[Beta Pictoris (star)|Beta Pictoris]] is a blue-white main sequence star of stellar type '''A6''' and is classified as a ''Delta Scuti'' type variable star. | The star [[Beta Pictoris (star)|Beta Pictoris]] is a blue-white main sequence star of stellar type '''A6''' and is classified as a ''Delta Scuti'' type variable star. | ||
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|S1= Travellermap <small>(T5SS)</small>: [http://travellermap.com/?options=58363&x=27.28&y=-104.5&scale=64] | |S1= Travellermap <small>(T5SS)</small>: [http://travellermap.com/?options=58363&x=27.28&y=-104.5&scale=64] | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 20 June 2016
| Beta Pictoris | |
| Spectral | A6 V |
| Type | Main Sequence |
| Luminosity | 8.7 LSol LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | 2.42 |
| Mag Terra | 3.861 |
| Temperature | 8050 K° K |
| Mass | 1.75 LSol MSol |
| Radius | 1.8 RSol RSol |
The star Beta Pictoris is a blue-white main sequence star of stellar type A6 and is classified as a Delta Scuti type variable star.
Description (Specifications)
The Beta Pictoris system is a very young star system, although it is already in the main sequence stage of its evolution. It is the principal member of the Beta Pictoris moving group, an association of young stars sharing both the same motion through space and the same age.
- There is a large disk of dust and gas in orbit about Beta Pictoris, as well as the presence of several planetesimal belts and cometary activity. Some planets have formed within this disk and the processes of planet formation is still ongoing.
- A Large Gas Giant (once known as Beta Pictoris b to ancient Solomani astronomers) orbits in the plane of the debris disk surrounding the star at a distance of about 9.0 AU.
The Beta Pictoris star system lies approximately 19.4pc from Terra, and is located in a Trailing direction from Terra at bearing 258.4o Galactic Longitude and -30.6o South Galactic Latitude.
History & Background (Dossier)
The star Beta Pictoris is orbited by the world Baytapik/Denebola (Alpha Crucis 0125).
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Travellermap (T5SS): [1]
- Mongoose Traveller Alien Module 5: Solomani
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This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Beta_Pictoris_b. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. |
- External Link: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]