Beta Circini

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Beta Circini

Beta Circini, Latinized from β Circini, is an A-type main sequence star and is the second-brightest star in the constellation of Circinus.[2] It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.069,[2] which is bright enough to be viewed with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 35.8 mas as seen from the Earth, it is located 91 light years from the Sun.

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β Circini
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Location of β Circini (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Circinus
Right ascension 15h 17m 30.84945s[1]
Declination −58° 48 04.3453[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.069[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A3 Va[2]
U−B color index +0.09[3]
B−V color index +0.09[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.6±2[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −97.182[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −136.055[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)35.8205±0.2515 mas[1]
Distance91.1 ± 0.6 ly
(27.9 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.64[4]
Details
Mass1.96+0.03
−0.01
[5] M
Radius1.92[6] R
Luminosity19[4] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.281[7] cgs
Temperature8676±33[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.16[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)59[3] km/s
Age370–500[5] Myr
Other designations
β Cir, Beta Circini, Beta Cir, CPD−58 5875, FK5 561, GC 20526, GJ 580.1, GJ 9516, HD 135379, HIP 74824, HR 5670, PPM 343590, SAO 242384.[2]
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With a stellar classification of A3 Va,[2] this is an main-sequence star fusing atoms of hydrogen into helium at its core. It is between 370 and 500 million years old[5] with around 1.9[6] times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 19[4] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,676 K.[5] It has one known sub-stellar companion.

Substellar companion

Beta Circini b is a distant brown dwarf companion orbiting the host star at a distance of 6,656 AU. It was detected as a proper motion companion to Beta Circini in 2015 by L.C. Smith and collaborators. Using BHAC15 isochrones, its mass is estimated at 0.056 M, or 59 MJ. It has a stellar classification of L1 and a temperature of 2,084 K (1,811 °C).[5]

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The β Circini planetary system[5]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 58.7±7.3 MJ 6,656
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