107 Piscium
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 42m 29.8s |
| Declination | +20° 16′ 07″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.24 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K1 V |
| B-V color index | 0.84 |
| U-B color index | 0.50 |
| Variable type | Suspected |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -33.7 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -302.12 mas/yr Dec.: -677.40 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 133.73 ± 0.85 mas |
| Distance | 24.4 ± 0.2 ly (7.48 ± 0.05 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 5.87 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.89 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.80–0.86 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.37 L☉ |
| Temperature | ? K |
| Metallicity | 0.63 |
| Rotation | <17 km/s. |
| Age | 6 × 109 years |
| Other designations | |
107 Piscium is a star about 24.3 light years away from Earth. It is in constellation Pisces.
The star is a main sequence star of spectral type K1.
[edit] In fiction
107 Piscium is the star system discussed prominently in Alastair Reynolds' novel Absolution Gap. The system has a gas giant named Haldora and a habitable moon named Hela, which is colonized by humans in the 27th and 28th centuries.
[edit] External links
- SolStation article on 107 Piscium.
- Alcyone emphemeris
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