Sun, 02 Aug
R Pictoris

R Pictoris

Variable star in the constellation Pictor

About
R Pictoris is a semiregular variable type star in the constellation Pictor. It ranges between apparent magnitude 5.1 and 14.4, and spectral types M1IIe to M4IIe, over a period of 168 days. It should be faintly visible to the naked eye of an observer with excellent observing conditions, when it is near its maximum brightness.