Iota Apodis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Apus |
| Right ascension | 17h 22m 05.9s |
| Declination | −70° 07' 24" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.39 |
| Distance | 1140 ± 250 ly (350 ± 78 pc) |
| Spectral type | B9V+B9.5V |
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Iota Apodis (ι Aps / ι Apodis) is a binary star in the constellation Apus. It is approximately 1140 light years from Earth.
The binary star is composed of two blue-white B-type main sequence dwarfs with apparent magnitudes of +5.9 and +6.4. The stars are separated by 0.121 arcseconds on the sky. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is +5.39.
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