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Proper Names	Edasich, Ed Asich
Bayer Designation	Iota Draconis
Flamsteed Number	12 Draconis
HR (BSC)	5744
HD	137759
Constellation	Draco
Right Ascension	15h 24m 56s
Declination	+58° 57' 58"
Distance	101 light years 31 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.3 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	K2III Orange Giant
Planets in this system	Hypatia (Edasich b), gas giant Edasich c, unconfirmed exoplanet
Optimum Visibility	May / June (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	Edasich has a single known planet, a body with some nine times the mass of Jupiter that follows a highly eccentric orbit around its parent star. Named Hypatia, this was the first extrasolar planet to be discovered in orbit around a giant star.

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