Cal A

Object Type

Cal A is a main sequence, spectral type A6V, blue-white star and the main component of the Cal Star System.

Colour and Brightness

Cal A is a whitish-blue colour in comparison to Sol's pale orange. It has an absolute magnitude in visible light of 1.97 which gives rise to an apparent magnitude on Calmarendi of -26.4, just a little less bright than Sol appears on Earth.

Planets

There are seven planets in total orbiting Cal A: four terrestrial planets (one of which is Calmarendi), one Saturn-like gas giant and two Neptune-like planets. None, other than Calmarendi, are in the least bit conducive to life as we know it.

Object Type

Main sequence, blue-white star

Spectral Type

A6V

Mass

3.56 x 10³⁰ kg (1.79 times Sol)

Radius

1.28 x 10⁹ m (1.84 times Sol)

Temperature

8,400 K

Absoulete Magnitude

1.97

Apparent Magnitude (from Calmarendi)

-26.4

Expected Lifetime

2.3 billion years
(cf. Sol, 4.6 billion years into an expected life of 10 billion years)

Current Age

Unknown

Companion Star

Cal B

Planets

Calmarendi + six others