Bright Stars by Bayer Designation: Binary and Multiple Stars Codexery

Mu Pictoris

Binary star system in Pictor with a Be primary.

Mu Pictoris is a binary star system in the southern constellation Pictor. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.69, making it dimly visible to the naked eye. The system is roughly 610 light years distant from the Sun, based on a parallax shift of 5.4 mas.

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Apparent visual magnitude (combined)
5.69
Distance
610 light years
Parallax
5.4 mas

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