Astronomy and Space

Delta Sculptoris

Delta Sculptoris (δ Scl, δ Sculptoris) is a triple star system in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 137.4 light years from Earth. The primary component, Delta Sculptoris A, is a white A-type main-sequence and Lambda Boötis star with an apparent magnitude of +4.59. It has a faint, magnitude 11.6 companion, Delta Sculptoris B, 4 arcseconds, or more than 175 astronomical units, away from it. Orbiting this pair at the much greater separation of 74 arcseconds, is the G-type Delta Sculptoris C, which has an apparent magnitude of +9.4. This system is a candidate member of the AB Doradus moving group, an association of stars with similar ages that share a common heading through space.

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• ▸Alpha Chamaeleontis
• ▸Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe
• ▸Eta Gruis

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