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Encyclopedia > Rukbat

Rukbat is a star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is not a particularly bright star, with a magnitude of 4.0. Sagittarius (♐, and Latin for Archer) is a constellation of the zodiac, commonly depicted as a centaur drawing a bow. ... The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. ...


In Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders series, Rukbat is the star about which the planet of Pern orbits; its depiction in these novels differs in several ways from reality. Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American science fiction author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. ... The Dragonriders of Pern books are written by Anne McCaffrey. ... Pern is a fictional planet in the universe created by science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey for her Dragonriders of Pern series of novels. ...


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Rukbat - Wikipedia (77 words)
Rukbat ("Knie") ist die Bezeichnung des Sterns α Sagittarii (Alpha Sagittarii) im Sternbild Schütze.
Rukbat hat eine Helligkeit von +3,97 mag und gehört der Spektralklasse B8V an.
Rukbat ist 170 Lichtjahre entfernt und besitzt eine Oberflächentemperatur von 12.370 Kelvin.
Rukbat (55 words)
The star Rukbat (Scientific Name Alpha Sagittarii) is located at right ascension 19h 23.887m and declination -40° 36.967'.
Rukbat is a relatively dim star with a magnitude of 3.97.
It has an Hd number of 181869, an FK5 number of 728, and a SAO number of 229659.
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