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Basis
Mono

Weights

4

Styles

8

Available

Variable

Also Available

Proportional

Stylistic Sets

4

Aldebaran

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Light

Cor Caroli

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Regular

Aldebaran

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Medium

Electra

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Bold

Betelgeuse

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Light Italic

Dschubba

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Italic

Betelgeuse

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Medium Italic

Fum al Samakah

↑ Basis Grotesque Mono Bold Italic

Sigma Octantis

21h 08m
46.86357s

RIGHT ASCENSION

— 88º 57’
23.3983”

DECLINATION

(Polaris Australis)

Light Years (L)
(R) Red Shift
Mass, Solar (M)
(B) Billion Years

Aldebaran

Evolutionary Stage    Red giant branch
Spectral Type         K5+ III
Apparent Magnitude    (J) –2.095
U—B Color Index       +1.92
B—V Color Index       +1.44
Variable Type         R3,900 ± 50 K
Mass                  1.16 ± 0.07 Mº
Radius                45.1 ± 0.1 Rº
Luminosity            439 ± 17 Lº
Surface gravity       1.45 ± 0.3 cgs.
Temperature           3,900 ± 50
Metallicity           −0.33 ± 0.1[Fe/H]
(1) Rigel
    860 ly
(3) Sirius
    8.6 ly
(2) Pollux
    860 ly
(4) Arcturus
    36.7 ly
M1–2

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VY CANIS MAJORIS

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RADIAL VELOCITY
(Rv)  41 km/s
PROPER MOTION
(μ)   RA: 9.84 mas/yr
      Dec.: 0.75 mas/yr

PARALLAX
(π)  0.83 ± 0.08 mas
DISTANCE
(ly) ~3,820
     +260 −230

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CANIS MAJOR

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