出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/30 19:01 UTC 版)
Pi Mensae (π Men) is a yellow subgiant star in the constellation of Mensa. This star has a high proper motion. The apparent magnitude is 5.67, which can be visible to the naked eye in exceptionally dark, clear skies. It is nearly 60 ly away. The star dwarfs the Sun in terms of mass, size, luminosity, temperature, and metallicity and is about 730 million years younger. It ranks 100th on the list of top 100 target stars for the planned Terrestrial Planet Finder mission to search for Earth-like planets.