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Beta Volantis comparison table
Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has B-V magnitude is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class
giant    greater than 1000 Kelvin      star  High-luminosity star that lies above the main sequence on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.III
K star cooler than G2  3600 to 5000 K  orange to red   late star  Cool star with spectral type K with spectra resembling those of sunspots, in which the hydrogen lines have been greatly weakened. The HK lines (q.v.) reach their greatest intensity. Strongest lines are Ca I (4227 Å) and the G-band (4303 Å). 
naked eye star   Milky Waygreater than 1000 Kelvin   for many centuries asterismnaked eye objectbrighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids 
Beta Volantis8 25 44.3K1III-66 8 13Milky Way3600 to 5000 Knaked eye star3.77orange to redfor many centuries1.13asterism brighter than 5HR 3347 III

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