Star

Aspidiske

ι Carinae · HIP 45556 · White supergiant

True colour from its B–V index (0.19) — a surface around 8,200 K.

Distance

766 light-years

Spectral type

A8Ib

Brightness

mag 2.21

Absolute mag

-4.64

Luminosity

6,269 × Sun

Surface

~8,200 K

Right ascension

9h 17m 05s

Declination

−59° 17′

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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.