Alpha Corvi (HIP 59199), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

Alpha Corvi (HIP 59199) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F1V) in Stars, 49 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.02.

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Alpha Corvi (HIP 59199)

Alpha Corvi is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 49 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.02. Iron abundance: -0.08 (83% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 8.1 km/s. Galactic orbit: 23,320 33,689 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 12h 8m, Dec -24° 43.7'

Spectral type: F1V

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