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- Kalausi
Kalausi
HD 83443
Kalausi is an orange star, in the constellation Vela. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1892.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.23.
What it’s like
It gives off about as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,200 degrees.
It is 134.3 light years away: 1270 trillion kilometres.