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name: Kitalpha  (α Equ)
constellation: Equ
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-05 15:47:09.593277
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-05 15:47:09.593281
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It is the brightest star of the constellation, although it only reaches a magnitude of 3.92. The other stars of the constellation are already below 4th magnitude. Kitalpha is a yellow giant of spectral class G0, from which light has been traveling to us for 186 years.