| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Right ascension | 06h 38m 00.36576s[2] |
| Declination | −61° 32′ 00.1941″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.182[3] (6.32 / 8.77)[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G2 + K5:[5] |
| B−V color index | +0.62[6] |
| Variable type | BY Dra[7] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 32.10 ± 0.5[8] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -47.84[2] mas/yr Dec.: 72.73[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 46.96 ± 0.81 mas[2] |
| Distance | 69 ± 1 ly (21.3 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 4.63[9] + ? |
| Orbit[4] | |
| Period (P) | 217.6 yr |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 2.004″ |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.336 |
| Inclination (i) | 93.9° |
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 91.6° |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 2033.9 |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 357.3° |
| Details | |
| AK Pic A | |
| Mass | 1.03[10] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.22[10] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1.45[10] L☉ |
| Temperature | 5860[5] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 15.1 ± 0.8[9] km/s |
| AK Pic B | |
| Luminosity | 0.25[5] L☉ |
| Temperature | 4400[5] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 15.5 ± 2.0[9] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
AK Pictoris is a star system in the constellation Pictor. Its combined apparent magnitude is 6.182.[3] Based on the system's parallax, it is located 69 light-years (21.3 parsecs) away.[2] AK Pictoris is a member of the AB Doradus moving group,[10] a group of stars with similar motions that are thought to be associated.
AK Pictoris is a binary star. Its two stars orbit each other every 217.6 years, separated by 2.004″.[4] The primary star is a G-type star[5] with similar properties to the Sun. The secondary star is a K-type star.[5] The primary star is a young BY Draconis variable,[7] a class of variable stars that derive their variability from stellar rotation. It is also known to host a debris disk, inferred from its infrared excess.[10]
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- ^ a b c "Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars". United States Naval Observatory. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f McCarthy, Kyle; White, Russel J. (2012). "The Sizes of the Nearest Young Stars". The Astronomical Journal. 143 (6): 134. arXiv:1201.6600. Bibcode:2012AJ....143..134M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/143/6/134. S2CID 118538522.
- ^ Johnson, H. L. (1966). "UBVRIJKL Photometry of the Bright Stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4: 99. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
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- ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.
- ^ a b c Fuhrmann, K.; Chini, R. (2015). "Multiplicity Among F-Type Stars. II". The Astrophysical Journal. 809 (1): 107. Bibcode:2015ApJ...809..107F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/809/1/107. S2CID 126218052.
- ^ a b c d e Plavchan, Peter; Werner, M. W.; Chen, C. H.; Stapelfeldt, K. R.; Su, K. Y. L.; Stauffer, J. R.; Song, I. (2009). "New Debris Disks Around Young, Low-Mass Stars Discovered with Thespitzer Space Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal. 698 (2): 1068–1094. arXiv:0904.0819. Bibcode:2009ApJ...698.1068P. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/2/1068. S2CID 51417657.