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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Alpha Telescopii
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	6897
HD	169467
Constellation	Telescopium
Right Ascension	18h 26m 58s
Declination	-45° 58' 6"
Distance	278 light years 85 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.5 Absolute: -1.2
Spectral Class	B3IV blue subgiant
Optimum Visibility	July (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	The brightest of the stars in Telescopium, Alpha Telescopii lies to the south and west of Corona Australis in the sky. This blue star is in the process of evolving away from the main sequence, and after a period of several million years can be expected to develop into a white dwarf.

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