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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	4 Lacertae
HR (BSC)	8541
HD	212593
Constellation	Lacerta
Right Ascension	22h 24m 31s
Declination	+49° 28' 35"
Distance	c.2,600 light years c.800 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.59 Absolute: -4.90
Spectral Class	A0Iab white supergiant
Optimum Visibility	September (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

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If Earth were closer to this supergiant star, it would shine much more brightly: at ten parsecs, white 4 Lacertae would be brighter than Venus in the sky. In reality, it is more than 2,500 light years away, and has a faint apparent magnitude of +4.90.

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