Alpha Sculptoris
Star in the southern constellation of Sculptor
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Alpha Sculptoris, Latinized from α Sculptoris, is the Bayer designation for a blue-white star in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +4.30,[2] which makes it the brightest star in this generally faint constellation. Parallax measurements collected during the Hipparcos mission provide a distance estimate for this star, placing it at roughly 780 light-years (240 parsecs), with a 4% margin of error.[1]
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 58m 36.35930s[1] |
| Declination | −29° 21′ 26.8247″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.30[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B7 IIIp[3] |
| U−B color index | −0.515[4] |
| B−V color index | −0.155[4] |
| Variable type | SX Ari[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +10.2[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +20.13[1] mas/yr Dec.: +5.31[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 4.20±0.18 mas[1] |
| Distance | 780 ± 30 ly (240 ± 10 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.58[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 5.01[7] M☉ |
| Radius | 7.52[8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1,549[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.20[9] cgs |
| Temperature | 13,600[9] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.90[10] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 17[9] km/s |
| Age | 93[7] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| α Scl, CD−30°297, FK5 35, HD 5737, HIP 4577, HR 280, SAO 166716[11] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Alpha Sculptoris is a B-type giant star. It is classified as an SX Arietis type variable star and its magnitude varies by less than a tenth of a magnitude.[5]
The luminosity of α Scl is around 1,500 times that of the Sun while its surface temperature is 13,600 K. The radius of Alpha Sculptoris is calculated to be seven times solar while its mass is five times that of the Sun.