K Carinae

K Carinae (K Car) is a star in the constellation Carina. K Carinae is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.72. It is approximately 259 light years from Earth.

Astronomy

Constellation

Carina

Carina is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was formerly part of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship Argo) until that constellation was divided in three. Carina contains Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky, and the...
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