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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Beta Volantis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	3347
HD	71878
Constellation	Volans
Right Ascension	8h 25m 44s
Declination	-66° 8' 13"
Distance	108 light years 33 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.76 Absolute: +1.16
Spectral Class	K1III orange giant
Optimum Visibility	February (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

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An orange star lying more than one hundred light years from Earth. Though only fourth magnitude, Beta Volantis is the brightest star in the constellation of Volans, the Flying Fish, being marginally brighter than white Alpha Volantis, which lies nearby in the southern sky.

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