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Beta Caeli

Bright Yellow Star in Caelum

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Beta Caeli
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	1503
HD	29992
Constellation	Caelum
Right Ascension	4h 42m 3s
Declination	-37° 8' 40"
Distance	94 light years 29 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.0 Absolute: +2.7
Spectral Class	F1V bright yellow dwarf
Optimum Visibility	December

Like its near companion, Alpha Caeli, Beta Caeli is an F-type Dwarf. It is some twenty light years beyond the Alpha star, and so a little less bright to an observer on Earth.

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