Beta Pictoris (star)

Beta Pictoris
Spectral	A6 V
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	8.7 LSol
Absolute magnitude	2.42
Temperature	8050K° K
Mass	1.75Sol MSol

Beta Pictoris is located approximately 19.5pc to Trailing of the Sol System along a -30^o South bearing.

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.

History & Background (Dossier)

The star Beta Pictoris is orbited by the world Baytapik/Denebola (Alpha Crucis 0125).

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