Eta-1 Pictoris (HIP 23482), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

Eta-1 Pictoris (HIP 23482) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F5V) in Stars, 85 light years from Earth at magnitude 5.37.

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Eta-1 Pictoris (HIP 23482)

Eta-1 Pictoris is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 85 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.37. Iron abundance: 0.15 (141% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 22.3 km/s. Galactic orbit: 23,676 25,903 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 5h 2m, Dec -49° 9.1'

Spectral type: F5V

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