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Lambda² Sculptoris

Orange Star in Sculptor

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Lambda² Sculptoris
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	195
HD	4211
Constellation	Sculptor
Right Ascension	0h 44m 12s
Declination	-38° 25' 18"
Distance	321 light years 98 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.9 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	K1III orange giant
Optimum Visibility	October

The white star to the extreme west (right) of this image is Lambda¹ Sculptoris. Despite their shared Bayer designation, the two Lambda stars are unrelated to one another, and Lambda¹ lies some 150 light years farther from the Sun than Lambda². Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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