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Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) (Aug 4, 2003)
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| Type: |
Giant star (Class K)
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| Brightness: |
0.87 mag
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| Distance: |
60 ly
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| Colour: |
orange
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| Luminosity (Sun = 1): |
350 x
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| Mass (Sun = 1): |
25 x
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| Temperature: |
3,800 degrees approx.
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| Diameter: |
80 solar radii
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| Notes: | |
| The star varies in brightness. Therefore it is supposed to be orbited by a heavy object, like a planet of about 20 Jupiter masses, within 654 days. Aldebaran rotates around its own axis within 2 years. | |