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800 B
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9 lines
800 B
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name: β Pic
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constellation: Pic
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-05 17:46:16.971164
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 17:46:16.971168
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One of the stars, which was found to be surrounded by a disk of cold matter - mainly dust and ice - according to the records of the IRAS satellite from 1983. The disk was later photographed from the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile using the 2.5-meter Irénée du Pond reflector. The disk is composed of similar material to that found during the formation of planets, and therefore this star could be a suitable center for a forming planetary system. On the other hand, its luminosity exceeds that of the Sun by up to 60 times. It is located at a distance of 78 light years. In the sky, it shines as a blue-white star of magnitude 4. |