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Yellow Sub Giant


Constellation: Phoenix
Right Ascension: 00 06 19.1755
Declination: -49 04 30.688
Distance from Sol: 67.18 Light Years
Alternate Designations: HD 142
Spectral Type: G1 IV
Apparent Magnitude: 5.7
Mass: 1.1 Solar Masses
Radius: 1.7 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature: 5940 Kelvin
Metallicity: 0.04 [Fe/H]
1.09 times Solar
Inner Edge of Habitability Zone: 0.9 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 2.8 AU
Estimated Stellar Lifespan 7513 million years



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