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Beta Pictoris moving group

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The Beta Pictoris Moving Group is a young moving group of stars located relatively near Earth. [1]

35 relations: Astronomy, Beta Pictoris, Beta Trianguli Australis, Brown dwarf, Earth, Eridanus (constellation), Eta Telescopii, Exoplanet, Fornax, Gas giant, Gravity, HD 146624, HD 165189, HD 172555, Lepus (constellation), Light-year, Methods of detecting exoplanets, Parsec, Pictor, Protoplanetary disk, PSO J318.5-22, Red dwarf, Rogue planet, Science Daily, Scorpius, Southern Hemisphere, Star, Star system, Stellar classification, Stellar evolution, Stellar kinematics, Telescopium, The Astrophysical Journal, Triangulum Australe, 51 Eridani.

Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Beta Pictoris

Beta Pictoris (β Pic, β Pictoris) is the second brightest star in the constellation Pictor.

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Beta Trianguli Australis

Beta Trianguli Australis, Latinized from β Trianguli Australis, is a double star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Triangulum Australe.

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Brown dwarf

Brown dwarfs are substellar objects that occupy the mass range between the heaviest gas giant planets and the lightest stars, having masses between approximately 13 to 75–80 times that of Jupiter, or approximately to about.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Eridanus (constellation)

Eridanus is a constellation in the southern hemisphere.

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Eta Telescopii

Eta Telescopii (η Telescopii) is a white-hued star in the southern constellation of Telescopium.

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Exoplanet

An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside our solar system.

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Fornax

Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus.

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Gas giant

A gas giant is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.

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Gravity

Gravity, or gravitation, is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward (or gravitate toward) one another.

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HD 146624

HD 146624 (d Scorpii, d Sco) is a star in the constellation Scorpius.

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HD 165189

HD 165189 is a star in the constellation Corona Australis.

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HD 172555

HD 172555 is a white-hot A7V star located relatively close by, 95 light years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Pavo.

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Lepus (constellation)

Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator.

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Light-year

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.

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Methods of detecting exoplanets

Any planet is an extremely faint light source compared to its parent star.

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Parsec

The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System.

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Pictor

Pictor is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, located between the star Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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Protoplanetary disk

A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star, or Herbig Ae/Be star.

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PSO J318.5-22

PSO J318.5-22 is a rogue planet, an extrasolar object of planetary mass that does not appear to have a host star.

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Red dwarf

A red dwarf (or M dwarf) is a small and relatively cool star on the main sequence, of M spectral type.

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Rogue planet

A rogue planet (also termed an interstellar planet, nomad planet, free-floating planet, orphan planet, wandering planet, starless planet, or sunless planet) is a planetary-mass object that orbits a galactic center directly.

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Science Daily

Science Daily is an American website that aggregates press releases and publishes lightly edited press releases (a practice called churnalism) about science, similar to Phys.org and EurekAlert!.

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Scorpius

Scorpius is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the Equator.

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Star

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.

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Star system

A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars that orbit each other, bound by gravitational attraction.

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Stellar classification

In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics.

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Stellar evolution

Stellar evolution is the process by which a star changes over the course of time.

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Stellar kinematics

In astronomy, stellar kinematics is the observational study or measurement of the kinematics or motions of stars through space.

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Telescopium

Telescopium is a minor constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, one of twelve named in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments.

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The Astrophysical Journal

The Astrophysical Journal, often abbreviated ApJ (pronounced "ap jay") in references and speech, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 1895 by American astronomers George Ellery Hale and James Edward Keeler.

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Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the far Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

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51 Eridani

51 Eridani is a star in the constellation Eridanus.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Pictoris_moving_group

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