Primary Nu Pictoris A Magnitude 5.609 | Companion Nu Pictoris B Constellation Pictor | |
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Similar AB Pictoris, PSR J0437‑4715, HD 40307, Kapteyn's Star | ||
Nu Pictoris (ν Pictoris) is a star in the Pictor constellation. Parallax measurements put it about 157 light years from Earth. It is an A-class star with metallic lines (Am type).
Data from the Hipparcos observatory indicate that it is an astrometric binary with period around 440 days and the companion about 1/4 the mass of the primary.
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