main-sequence star · B6V
Alnair
Alnair is a blue main-sequence star (spectral type B6V) about 101 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 1.73 it is a very bright, conspicuous star.
The brightest star in the constellation Grus (the Crane).
Its light output is roughly 170 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
It is never visible from Germany, as it lies too far south.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 101 light-years
- Spectral type
- B6V (main-sequence star)
- Colour
- Blue
- Apparent magnitude
- 1.73 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 170 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 22h 8m, declination -47°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.