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name: Alkes (α Crt)
constellation: Crt
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-05 16:35:47.343577
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-05 16:35:47.343581
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The Arabic name of the main star means "flat dish". Its brightness is only 4.2 magnitude. It is a yellow giant that radiates 66 times more than our Sun. It is located 141 light-years away from us.