Phi_Piscium

Phi Piscium

Phi Piscium

Quadruple star system in the constellation Pisces

Phi Piscium, Latinized from φ Piscium, is a quadruple star[6] system approximately 380 light years away in the constellation Pisces. It consists of Phi Piscium A, with a spectral type of K0III, and Phi Piscium B.[5] Phi Piscium A possesses a surface temperature of 3,500 to 5,000 kelvins. Some suggest the only visible companion in the Phi Piscium B sub-system is a late F dwarf star, while others suggest it is a K0 star. The invisible component of the Phi Piscium B sub-system is proposed to have a spectral type of M2V.[7] The star system has a period of about 20½ years and has a notably high eccentricity of 0.815.[4]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

Naming

In Chinese, 奎宿 (Kuí Sù), meaning Legs (asterism), refers to an asterism consisting of refers to an asterism consisting of φ Piscium, η Andromedae, 65 Piscium, ζ Andromedae, ε Andromedae, δ Andromedae, π Andromedae, ν Andromedae, μ Andromedae, β Andromedae, σ Piscium, τ Piscium, 91 Piscium, υ Piscium, χ Piscium and ψ¹ Piscium. Consequently, φ Piscium itself is known as 奎宿十四 (Kuí Sù shí sì, English: the Fourteenth Star of Legs.)[8]

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    Griffin, R. F.; Herbig, G. H. (1991). "Spectroscopic binary orbits from photoelectric radial velocities. Paper 99: Phi PISCIUM". The Observatory. 111: 155–162. Bibcode:1991Obs...111..155G.
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    (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 19 日
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