Nu Caeli
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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| Constellation | Caelum |
| Right ascension | 04h 50m 16.1809s |
| Declination | -41° 19′ 15.052″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.069 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F1III-IV |
| B−V color index | 0.37 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 23.6 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -3.02 mas/yr Dec.: 66.56 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 19.11 ± 0.53 mas |
| Distance | 171 ± 5 ly (52 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.4 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.7 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.4 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 6 L☉ |
| Temperature | 6,000–7,500 K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Data sources: | |
| Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) |
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| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Nu Caeli (ν Cae, ν Caeli) is a star in the constellation Caelum.
ν Caeli is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.06. It is approximately 171 light years from Earth.
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