Lambda Crt
HIP 55598; Lambda Crt; 13 Crt
Star
Crt
Visible
Level 2
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.09
Spectral Type
F5III
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.42)
Distance
141.8 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
11h 23m 21.9s
Dec
-18° 46' 48.0"
Constellation
Crt
HR
4395
HIP
55598
Bayer
Lambda
Flamsteed
13 Crt
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Stellar Notes
1940d, K 6.9k/s, V0 +13.0k/s, asini 144. Orbit questioned by Morbey and Griffin (1987, ApJ, 317, 343). Period | may be correct, but large errors in elements. Orbital eccentricity may be high. Unresolved by speckle interferometry | 1982.17 and 1983.10.
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