Eta Piscis Austrini
Binary star system with a Be star and Maia variable.
Eta Piscis Austrini is a binary star system in Piscis Austrinus. The pair have a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.43, bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. The system is located roughly 820 light years from the Sun. Its brightness varies between magnitude 5.33 and 5.44, tentatively attributed to a combination of a Be star and Maia variable.
Quick Facts
- Combined apparent visual magnitude
- +5.43
- Parallax
- 3.99 mas
- Distance
- 820 light years
- Primary spectral type
- B6 III
- Secondary spectral type
- B8.5 V
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