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Fomalhaut
(FO-mal-ought)
Alpha Piscis Austrini
Names For This Star
The name "Fomalhaut" derives from an Arabic name for this star:Fum al Hut meaning "The Fish's Mouth."
The alternative Latin names for the star, Os Piscis Meridiani or Os Piscis Notii mean "The Mouth of the Southern Fish."
The name Difda al Auwel or Al Difdi` al Awwal is "The First Frog." The Second Frog is Diphda, Beta Ceti.
Description of the Star
Fomalhaut is a white A3V main sequence star having about 1.7 times the diameter of the sun and about 17 times the luminosity. The spectral type implies an effective temperature of 9100 K and a mass of about 2.6 solar masses.
Fomalhaut is the nearest young star to us, where planets appear to be forming. There are also images of dust discs around Fomalhaut and other stars.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed |
24 Piscis Austrini |
Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
113368 |
Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
8728 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
216956 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
CD-3019370 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
191524 |
Fundamental Katalog (FK5 Number) |
867 |
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