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name: Alkes (α Crt)
constellation: Crt
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-01-25 17:21:15.641285
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 The Arabic name of the main star means "flat bowl". Its brightness is only 4.2mag. It's a yellow giant that radiates 66 times more than our sun. It's 141 light years away from us.