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Fomalhaut

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fomalhaut , brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus (southern fish); Bayer designation Alpha Piscis Austrini; 1992 position R.A. 22 h 57.3 m , Dec. -29°39'. A white, main-sequence star of spectral class A3 V, its apparent magnitude of 1.16 makes it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. Fomalhaut is one of the nearer bright stars, lying at a distance of 23 light-years. Its name is from the Arabic meaning "mouth of the southern fish." Author not available, FOMALHAUT. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut The star Alpha Piscis Austrini, magnitude 1.16. It is an A3 dwarf, 25 l.y. away. Read more

Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus (abbr. PsA, gen. Piscis Austrini) A constellation of the southern sky, popularly known as the Southern Fish. It contains the bright star Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini) but little else of note. Read more

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	First-ever photos of Earth-like planets credited to two teams.(Front) ; ...picture of a giant planet orbiting the star Fomalhaut, 25 light-years from Earth. Paul Kalas...when he found the planet, which he calls Fomalhaut b. It's a profound and overwhelming experience...to tease out the Jupiter-size planet Fomalhaut b. The planet's existence had been suspected... Read more
	Planets may be hidden in a mysterious ring of dust ; ...huge doughnut-shaped ring of dust around Fomalhaut, 22 light years away, the brightest star...within the next 20 years," he added. Fomalhaut is believed to be about 200 million years...is a central hole in the disc around Fomalhaut. The lack of bright emission close to... Read more
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