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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Beta Circini
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	5670
HD	135379
Constellation	Circinus
Right Ascension	15h 17m 31s
Declination	-58° 48' 4"
Distance	96 light years 30 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.07 Absolute: +1.72
Spectral Class	A3V white main sequence star
Planets in this system	Beta Circini b, brown dwarf
Optimum Visibility	May / June (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

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The second brightest star in the constellation of the Compasses has a magnitude of just +4.07. It is a white star a little less than one hundred light years from Earth, and lies in the same general direction as Alpha Centauri, towards the central regions of the Milky Way.

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