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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Alpha Volantis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	3615
HD	78045
Constellation	Volans
Right Ascension	9h 2m 27s
Declination	-66° 23' 46"
Distance	125 light years 38 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.0 Absolute: +1.1
Spectral Class	A2-3IVm white subgiant
Optimum Visibility	February (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

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A faint white star, of exactly magnitude +4, that lies near Volans' border with Carina.

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