Piautos. The constellation Cnc, a small, faint patch of brightness in the night sky, appears as a bright, distant point, approximately 568.6 light-years from Earth. Piautos is a relatively unremarkable star in the constellation Centaurus, existing at a di
Piaisutos is notable because of its remarkably slow movement through space. Its orbital velocity is measured to be approximately 27.01 km/s. The star’s proper motion, measured over time, is 5.736 mas/yr; this tells us it's slowly drifting away from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. This slow movement, coupled with its relatively low luminosity, makes Piautos a fascinating and ancient element in the cosmic canvas. It's believed to have formed early in the history of the solar system and continues to gradually orbit our star.
Given its relatively dim luminosity compared to many stars of similar magnitude, Piautos is a useful target for studying stellar structure. Observations demonstrate its relatively low metallicity, suggesting a primarily gas-dominated environment. The star has been identified multiple times with its proper motion and luminosity and is occasionally employed as a reference point within the Cnc region. This modest brightness makes Piautos a valuable subject for astronomers analyzing stellar composition.
---
How to see it
Piautos has a visual magnitude of about 5.92: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Piautos: right ascension 8h 20m 32s, declination +24° 1′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
Piautos. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation 19Lam Cnc, HIP 40881, HD 70011, Gaia DR3 679023579196041856. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 679023579196041856
- HIP
- 40881
- HD
- 70011
- gaia_dr3
- 679023579196041856
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 19Lam Cnc
Also known as
- 19Lam Cnc
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 679023579196041856
- HD 70011
- HIP 40881
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.92