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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Beta Trianguli
Flamsteed Number	4 Trianguli
HR (BSC)	622
HD	13161
Constellation	Triangulum
Right Ascension	2h 9m 33s
Declination	+34° 59' 14"
Distance	127 light years 39 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.0 Absolute: +0.1
Spectral Class	A5IV white subgiant
Optimum Visibility	November
Notes	Though only third magnitude, Beta Trianguli is nonetheless the brightest star of Triangulum, appearing marginally brighter in the sky than the Alpha star, Mothallah. It is a spectroscopic binary, with a very close companion star orbiting at a distance of just 5 AU (comparable with the orbit of Jupiter around the Sun) over a period of some 31 days.

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