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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	45 Eridani
HR (BSC)	1437
HD	28749
Constellation	Eridanus
Right Ascension	4h 31m 53s
Declination	-0° 2' 38"
Distance	871 light years 267 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.9 Absolute: -1.6
Spectral Class	K3II-III orange bright giant
Optimum Visibility	December
Notes	45 Eridani lies close to the northern edge of Eridanus where it borders the constellation of Taurus. This is an evolved star in the later stages of its development, having expanded and cooled to form a huge but relatively diffuse orange giant.

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