Fomalhaut

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4996.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4996. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Individual Stellar Objects

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The star α Piscis Austrinus, `the Mouth of the Fish', apparent magnitude 1.17, spectral type A3V. Situated at a distance of 25.1 light-years (parallax 0.130''), the star has an absolute magnitude of 1.7. Although a white star, it often appears reddish to northern hemisphere observers, due to a combination of its low declination (-29.6°) and atmospheric pollution. It is notable for observers in th...

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