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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	50 Sagittarii
HR (BSC)	7375
HD	182629
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right Ascension	19h 26m 19s
Declination	-21° 46' 36"
Distance	412 light years 126 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.6 Absolute: 0.0
Spectral Class	K3III Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	July / August
Notes	An orange star in Sagittarius, falling close to the line of the Ecliptic in the sky. Though faint to an observer on Earth, its diameter is in fact more than twenty times that of the Sun.

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