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S Apodis

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Magnitude
  
9.7

Constellation
  
Apus

Similar
  
Alpha Apodis, IC 4499, NGC 6101, R Coronae Borealis

S Apodis (HD 133444) is an R Coronae Borealis variable star located in the far southern constellation Apus. These are extremely hydrogen-deficient supergiants thought to have arisen as the result of the merger of two white dwarfs; fewer than 100 have been discovered as of 2012. Located around 5000 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 960 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3916 K.

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S Apodis Wikipedia