Fomalhaut

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 440 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.74
1.16
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_PsA
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:CD-30_17533
gptkb:GJ_881
gptkb:HIP_113368
gptkb:HR_8728
gptkb:SAO_191524
gptkb:HD_216956
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V +0.09
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Piscis_Austrinus
gptkbp:declination -29° 37′ 20.1″
gptkbp:diameter 1.84 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 25 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:equatorialCoordinates RA 22h 57m 39.05s, Dec -29° 37′ 20.1″
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:24_Piscis_Austrini
gptkbp:galacticLatitude -64.87°
31.97°
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Fomalhaut_B
gptkb:Fomalhaut_C
gptkbp:hasDebrisDisk true
gptkbp:hasExoplanet gptkb:Fomalhaut_b
gptkbp:hasInfraredExcess true
gptkbp:hasTraditionalName gptkb:Fomalhaut
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fomalhaut
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Fomalhaut
gptkbp:luminosity 16.6 times solar
gptkbp:mass 1.92 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.03 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nameMeaning mouth of the fish (from Arabic)
gptkbp:notableFor debris disk
brightest star in Piscis Austrinus
possible exoplanet
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Hipparcos
gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Piscis_Austrini
gptkbp:parallax 129.81 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fomalhaut_triple_star_system
gptkbp:rightAscension 22h 57m 39.05s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 93 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType A3 V
gptkbp:temperature 8,590 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Piscis_Austrinus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6