Gliese 496.1 (HIP 63833), a orange main-sequence star in Centaurus

Gliese 496.1 (HIP 63833) is a orange main-sequence star (spectral type K9V (k)) in the constellation Centaurus, 52 light years from Earth at magnitude 9.05.

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