b Phoenicis


The object was found in the following catalogues:
  1. The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version)

  2. SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog

  3. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog

  4. The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, 1996.0

  5. Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (suspected variables)


catalogues and names b Phe, NSV 00400, HR 322, HD 6595, SAO 215365, WDS 01061-4643A
constellation Phoenix

data from The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) (Hoffleit+, 1991)


position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 1h 6min 5sec DEC: -46° 43' 7''
position (J1900) RA: 1h 1min 37,3sec DEC: -47° 15' 15''
proper motion (J2000) RA: -0,027 arcsec/a DEC: -0,001 arcsec/a
radial velocity -1 km/s
trigonometric parallax 0,021 arcsec
note (category: dynamical parallaxes): 0.013".

magnitude

visual magnitude 3,31
(V on UBV Johnson system)

spectral / color information

spectral class G8III
B-V-magnitude 0,89
U-B-magnitude 0,57
R-I-magnitude 0,5

variability information

variable star identification 400

double/multiple star system information

number of components of multiple star system 3
separation 1 arcsec
mag difference (of double or brightest multiple) 0,2
component ID AB
note Worley (1978) update of the IDS
note (category: double and multiple data): Mag. and color blend of close pair 4.2, 4.2v. C, 11.5v at 57".

data from SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog (Myers+ 1997)

position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 1h 6min 5,138sec DEC: -46° 43' 6,13'' ±0,19 arcsec source: 16
proper motion (J2000) RA: -0,0014 arcsec/a DEC: 0,004 arcsec/a source: 25
radial velocity -1 km/s source: 25
trigonometric parallax 0,021 ±0,002 arcsec source: 25
galactic coord. (B1950) longitude: 295,49° latitude: -70,2°
GCI unit vector (J2000) X: 0,65728 Y: 0,194962 Z: -0,727993

magnitude:

visual 3,31 (observed) source: 25
photovisual 3,4 source: 2
photographic 4,4 source: 2

spectral information:

spectral class K0 source: 96
Morgan-Keenan G8III source: 25
B-magnitude 4,2 ±0,05 B-V-magnitude 0,89
U-magnitude 4,77 ±0,05 U-B-magnitude 0,57

variability information:

source of data: 28
variability type 9
var. amplitude 0,1

double/multiple star system information:

source of data: 19
separation between brightest and second brightest component 0,6 arcsec
magnitude difference between brightest and second brightest component 0,2
position angle 304 °

sources:

2 HD and HDE Catalogs
Cannon, A.J., and E.C. Pickering, Harvard Annals, Vols 91-99, 1918-24, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; Cannon, A.J., Harvard Annals, Vol. 100, 1925-36, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; and Cannon, A.J., and M. Walton Mayall, Harvard Annals, Vol. 112, 1949, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University
16 PPM North and PPM South Catalogs and PPM Supplement
Roser, S., and U. Bastian, "Catalogue of Positions and Proper Motions," A&AS, Vol. 74, p. 449, 1988, and Bastian, U., et al., "Catalogue of Positions and Proper Motions - South," 1993
19 WDS Catalog
Worley, C.E., and G.G. Douglass, Washington Catalog of Visual Double Stars 1996.0, United States Naval Observatory, 1996
25 Bright Star Catalogue, 5th edition
Hoffleit, D. and Warren, W.H. Jr., The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition, Version 2, 1994
96 SAO or HD/HDE Catalog
Reference from Value 1 or Reference from Value 2

data from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO Staff 1966; USNO, ADC 1990)

position and proper motion:

position (J1950) RA: 1h 3min 51,357sec DEC: -46° 59' 9,78'' ±0,017 arcsec
position (J2000) RA: 1h 6min 5,044sec DEC: -46° 43' 7,3''
proper motion J1950 (FK4) RA: -0,0029 arcsec/a DEC: 0,005 arcsec/a ±0,003 arcsec/a in RA
±0,003 arcsec/a in DEC
proper motion J2000 (FK5) RA: -0,0026 arcsec/a DEC: -0,001 arcsec/a
source of proper motion data Determined by source catalog

magnitude:

visual 3,4 (accuracy: 2 decimals)
source of visual magnitude data Combined magnitude of component stars.

spectral information:

spectral class K0
source of spectral data Taken from the HD with M stars reclassified by Miss Cannon.

remarks for duplicity and variability

Double star - see source catalog for source

catalogues

source catalogue FK3, catalogue number: 38
Durchmusterung CD-47 324
Boss General Catalogue 1335
Henry Draper Catalogue 6595

data from The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, 1996.0 (Worley+, 1996)

position and proper motion:

position (J2000) RA: 1h 6,1min DEC: -46° 43'
proper motion (J2000) RA: -0,021 arcsec/a DEC: 0,005 arcsec/a

double/multiple star system information:

component year number of measures position angle angular separation magnitude of 1st component magnitude of 2nd component spectral class(es) discoverer code
AB 1891 57 25° 1'' 4 4,2 G8IIIv SLR 1
1991 304° 0,6''
AB-C 1913 - 52° 56,6'' 4 11,5 - HJ 3417
1927 - 57,5''

discoverer information:

discoverer code discoverer reference
SLR 1 Sellors, R.P. -
HJ 3417 Herschel, J. -

notes:

note Beta Phe. Variable?

data from Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (suspected variables) (Kholopov+ 1998)

position:

position (J1950) RA: 1h 3min 51,4sec DEC: -46° 59' 10''

variability informations:

magnitute at max. brightness 3,22
magnitute at min. brightness 3,32
photometric system visual, photovisual or Johnson's V

spectral information

spectral class G8

references

to a study 0807D (designation: 85G PHE)

miscanellous

There are notes in the published catalog (Kukarkin et al.(1982)).