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Alpha Circini
Proper Name
  None
Bayer Designation
  Alpha Circini
Flamsteed Number
  None
BSC
  5463
HD
  128898
Constellation
  Circinus
Right Ascension
  14h 42m 30s
Declination
  -64° 58' 30"
Distance
  54 light years
  16 parsecs
Magnitude
  Apparent: +3.2
  Absolute: +2.1
Spectral Class
  F1 Bright Yellow Dwarf
Optimum Visibility
  May/June
 A pale yellow star of the F-type classification, Alpha Circini lies relatively close to the Earth on a cosmic scale: just fifty light years beyond the much better-known Alpha Centauri. Alpha Circini
Alpha Circini, the brightest star in the constellation Circinus, lies in a dense area of the Milky Way.
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