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Alpha Caeli comparison table
Subject has right ascension has declination has spectral type is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has symbol has B-V magnitude is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class
dwarf    greater than 1000 Kelvin    d  star main sequence starStar with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram.V
F star  O, B, A, and early F 6000 to 7500 K  yellow-white    early star  Star of spectral type F in which lines of hydrogen and Ca II are of about equal strength. Metal lines also become noticeable. 
naked eye star   Milky Waygreater than 1000 Kelvin   for many centuries  asterismnaked eye objectbrighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids 
Alpha Caeli4 40 33.6-41 51 50F2VMilky Way6000 to 7500 Knaked eye star4.45yellow-whitefor many centuriesd0.34asterism brighter than 5HR 1502 V

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