R Apodis

R Apodis (R Aps) is a star in the constellation Apus.

R Apodis is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.34.  It is approximately 386 light years from Earth.  It was earlier suspected to be a variable star and given the variable star designation R Apodis. Now it is confirmed as a non-variable.

R Apodis has exhausted its core hydrogen fuel and left the main sequence.  It has a mass 10% higher than the Sun's, and it has cooled to  and expanded to 23 times the radius of the Sun. Despite being cooler than the sun, its large size means it emits 229 times more electromagnetic radiation.

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