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Yellow Main Sequence Star


Constellation: Pegasus
Right Ascension: 22 03 10.7
Declination: 18 53 04
Distance from Sol: 153.55 Light Years
Alternate Designations: HD 209458
V376 Peg
Spectral Type: G0V
Apparent Magnitude: 7.65
B-V Color: 0.594
Mass: 1.05 Solar Masses
Radius: 1.3 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature: 6000 Kelvin
Metallicity: 0.04 [Fe/H]
1.09 times Solar
Age: 4000 - 6000 Million Years
Rotation: 15.7 days
Inner Edge of Habitability Zone: 0.7 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 2.18 AU
Estimated Stellar Lifespan 8638 million years



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