I Puppis (HIP 34834), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

I Puppis (HIP 34834) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F3V Fe-1.0) in Stars, 70 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.49.

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I Puppis (HIP 34834)

I Puppis is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 70 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.49. Iron abundance: -0.24 (58% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 17.6 km/s. Galactic orbit: 24,149 36,282 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 7h 12m, Dec -46° 45.6'

Spectral type: F3V Fe-1.0

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