Star with planets
Beta Pictoris
Also HD 39060 · HR 2020
A young star with a dusty disc seen edge-on and three known giant planets.
Measured
- Distance
- 63 light-years
- Constellation
- Pictor
- Position (J2000)
- RA 5h 47m 17s, Dec −51.07°
How far, from the Sun
63.4 light-years. To cross it:
- Light63.4 years
- Voyager 1's speed1.13 million years
- Driving at 100 km/h684 million years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
Facts
- In 1984 it became the first star imaged with a disc of dust around it.
- The star is only about 20 million years old (estimates run about 18 to 25).
How it was found
- Three giant planets are known: b, directly imaged and announced in 2008; c, found in 2019; d, found in 2026 (NASA Exoplanet Archive, as of October 2026).
Where this comes from
- Hipparcos parallax 51.44 ± 0.12 mas (van Leeuwen 2007, A&A 474, 653)
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