hip-106897

Variable star

Its story

At 130 light-years, in Pegasus, shines a yellow-white class F star. Its light began its journey around 1896, when Becquerel was discovering natural radioactivity and the Lumière brothers were projecting their first films in Paris. It is slightly variable: small brightness oscillations reveal processes in its outermost layers. F stars like this one are hotter than the Sun, with an almost white tone and an estimated lifespan shorter than the solar one.

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 5.77
Distance: 129.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 324.755° · Dec 20.265°
Catalogue: HIP 106897 · HD 206043

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