I Carinae (HIP 50954), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

I Carinae (HIP 50954) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F3V) in Stars, 53 light years from Earth at magnitude 3.99.

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I Carinae (HIP 50954)

I Carinae is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 53 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.99. Iron abundance: 0.10 (126% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 5.3 km/s. Galactic orbit: 23,904 36,073 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 10h 24m, Dec -74° 1.9'

Spectral type: F3V

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