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Orange Main Sequence Star


Constellation: Eridanus
Right Ascension: 02 10 14.42
Declination: -50 50 00.5
Distance from Sol: 39.2 Light Years
Alternate Designations: HD 13445
HR 637
HD 13445
Spectral Type: K1 V
Apparent Magnitude: 6.17
B-V Color: 6.12
Mass: 0.79 Solar Masses
Radius: 0.79 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature: 5250 Kelvin
Metallicity: -0.24 [Fe/H]
0.57 times Solar
Age: 2200 Million Years
Rotation: 31 days
Inner Edge of Habitability Zone: 0.32 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 1.01 AU
Estimated Stellar Lifespan 20282 million years



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