Star
q Carinae
HIP 50371 · Orange bright giant
True colour from its B–V index (1.54) — a surface around 3,700 K.
Distance
658 light-years
Spectral type
K3II
Brightness
mag 3.39
Absolute mag
-3.13
Luminosity
1,560 × Sun
Surface
~3,700 K
Right ascension
10h 17m 05s
Declination
−61° 20′
- q Carinae is a orange bright giant in Carina.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.