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Nova in Gemini

Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	2472
HD	48328
Constellation	Gemini
Right Ascension	6h 44m 12s
Declination	+29° 56' 42"
Distance	c.16,400 light years c.5,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +16.50 Absolute: +3.00 (At its brightest in 1903, DM Geminorum reached an apparent magnitude of +4.80)
Spectral Class	pec (classical nova)
Optimum Visibility	January

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