Aspidiske

Bright star of Carina, also cataloged as Iota Carinae. It helps outline the keel amid the rich southern Milky Way. Look for it while tracing Carina on a dark night.

Wikipedia

Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID
5300300156538723328
Distance
234.74 pc · 765.6 ly
Parallax
4.26 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
2.21
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
139.27° · -59.28°