subgiant · A1IV
Menkalinan
Menkalinan is a blue-white subgiant (spectral type A1IV) about 81 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 1.9 it is a very bright, conspicuous star.
Two stars that eclipse each other every 4 days.
Its light output is roughly 90 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it never sets: it stays above the horizon all year.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 81 light-years
- Spectral type
- A1IV (subgiant)
- Colour
- Blue-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 1.9 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 90 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 5h 60m, declination 45°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.