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Beta Piscis Austrini

17 Piscis Austrini

White Star in Piscis Austrinus

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Beta Piscis Austrini
Flamsteed Number	17 Piscis Austrini
HR (BSC)	8576
HD	213398
Constellation	Piscis Austrinus
Right Ascension	22h 31m 30s
Declination	-32° 20' 46"
Distance	143 light years 44 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.3 Absolute: +1.0
Spectral Class	A1 White Main Sequence Star
Optimum Visibility	September

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Beta Piscis Austrini

A dwarf star of the A-type white spectral classification, Beta Piscis Austrini is nonetheless more than twice the diameter of the Sun, and considerably hotter (its surface temperature approaches 10,000 K, compared with a temperature of less than 6,000 K for the Sun).

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