Star
Aspidiske
White star · A8Ib
ι Carinae · Carina
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Iota Carinae is a star in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the official name Aspidiske, pronounced ; Iota Carinae is its Bayer designation, which is Latinized from ι Carinae and abbreviated Iota Car or ι Car. With an apparent visual magnitude of 2.2, it is one of the brighter stars in the night sky.
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Key facts
Distance
~766 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.21
Spectral type
A8Ib
Luminosity
6,269 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−4.64
Catalogue
HIP 45556
Spectral type
A8Ib
True colour from its B–V index (0.19): a surface around 8200 K.
Did you know
- Aspidiske is also known as ι Carinae.
- Its spectral type A8Ib marks it as a white star.
- It lies in the constellation Carina.
