Star
Markab
κ1 Puppis · HIP 37229 · Blue-white subgiant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.16) — a surface around 12,700 K.
Distance
347 light-years
Spectral type
B5IV
Brightness
mag 3.80
Absolute mag
-1.33
Luminosity
297 × Sun
Surface
~12,700 K
Right ascension
7h 38m 50s
Declination
−26° 48′
- Markab is a blue-white subgiant in Puppis.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.