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name: Fomalhaut (α PsA)
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constellation: PsA
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-05 16:28:17.722570
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 16:28:17.722574
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It lies on the extended line connecting the stars Schema-Markab in the constellation Pegasus. With its brightness of 1.2 mag, the yellow-white Fomalhaut is only 25 light-years away and is among the 20 brightest stars in the sky. Compared to the Sun, it is more than twice the diameter and its luminosity exceeds our star by 16 times. |