AK Pictoris

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AK Pictoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000        Equinox J2000
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 06h 38m 00.36576s [1]
Declination −61° 32 00.1941 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.182 [2]
(6.32 / 8.77) [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G2 + K5: [4]
B−V color index +0.62 [5]
Variable type BY Dra [6]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)32.10 ± 0.5 [7]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: -47.84 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: 72.73 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)46.96 ± 0.81  mas [1]
Distance 69 ± 1  ly
(21.3 ± 0.4  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)4.63 [8] + ?
Orbit [3]
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 [9]   M
Radius 1.22 [9]   R
Luminosity 1.45 [9]   L
Temperature 5860 [4]   K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)15.1 ± 0.8 [8]  km/s
AK Pic B
Luminosity0.25 [4]   L
Temperature 4400 [4]   K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)15.5 ± 2.0 [8]  km/s
Other designations
CD−61° 1428, GJ  3400, HD  48189, HIP  31711, HR  2468, SAO  249604 [2]
Database references
SIMBAD data

AK Pictoris is a star system in the constellation Pictor. Its combined apparent magnitude is 6.182. [2] Based on the system's parallax, it is located 69 light-years (21.3 parsecs) away. [1] AK Pictoris is a member of the AB Doradus moving group, [9] 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. [3] The primary star is a G-type star [4] with similar properties to the Sun. The secondary star is a K-type star. [4] The primary star is a young BY Draconis variable, [6] 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. [9]

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