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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Kappa Andromedae
Flamsteed Number	19 Andromedae
HR (BSC)	8976
HD	222439
Constellation	Andromeda
Right Ascension	23h 40m 25s
Declination	+44° 20' 2"
Distance	168 light years 52 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.2 Absolute: +0.6
Spectral Class	B9IVn blue subgiant
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	This blue-white star is rather more massive than the Sun, and is notable for having a likely brown dwarf companion in a distant orbit. The companion, Kappa Andromedae b, orbits the star at about twice the distance of Neptune from the Sun, and is one of the few planetary objects to have been imaged directly.

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