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Yellow Main Sequence Star


Constellation: Virgo
Right Ascension: 13 28 26.541
Declination: 13 47 12.43
Distance from Sol: 78 Light Years
Alternate Designations: HD 117176
HR 5072
HD 117176
Spectral Type: G4V
Apparent Magnitude: 4.97
B-V Color: 0.71
Mass: 1.1 Solar Masses
Radius: 1.76 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature: 5770 Kelvin
Metallicity: -0.03 [Fe/H]
0.93 times Solar
Age: 8200 Million Years
Inner Edge of Habitability Zone: 0.87 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 2.74 AU
Estimated Stellar Lifespan 7513 million years



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