Key Information
Przybylski’s Star
| Type | Star |
| Diameter | 1,642,694 miles |
| Temperature | 10,576 °F |
| Star Type | Unsure, possible F0, F5, G0 or F3 Ho |
| Distance | 356 light years |
| Date of Discovery | Unknown, but studied in 1961 |
| Other Names | V816 Cen, CD−46°7232, HD 101065, HIP 56709, SAO 222918 |
Learning Point
- Przybylski’s Star is a rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) star was identified in 1961 by Antoni Przybylski as a star that contained more rare-earth elements than normal, but has less of the common elements like iron. Difficult to classify, there are many questions about how these stars come to have such a big variation in elements compared to more regular stars.
Project
- Create a list of the rare-earth elements.
- Overview
Location
| Located in | Centaurus constellation, within the Milky Way |
Fun Facts
- It has higher amounts of unusual elements such as strontium, holmium, niobium, scandium, yttrium, caesium, neodymium, praseodymium, thorium, ytterbium, and uranium.
- There have been many attempts to assign a spectral class to this star, but there is little agreement on what it should be.
- It is calculated to be right at the end of its main sequence life.
Past Lessons
| 83 | March 18, 2024 | (North America) |