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Alfecca Meridiana
Alpha Coronae Australis
Proper Name
  Alfecca Meridiana
Bayer Designation
  Alpha Coronae Australis
Flamsteed Number
  None
BSC
  7254
HD
  178253
Constellation
  Corona Australis
Right Ascension
  19h 9m 28s
Declination
  -37° 54' 16"
Distance
  130 light years
  40 parsecs
Magnitude
  Apparent: +4.1
  Absolute: +1.1
Spectral Class
  A0/1
  White
Optimum Visibility
  July
 This small white star lies roughly 130 light years from the Sun. The Meridiana of its name seems to come from the fact that it lies just two degrees from the Galactic Meridian, in the direction of the centre of the galaxy.
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