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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	c Orionis
Flamsteed Number	42 Orionis
HR (BSC)	1892
HD	37018
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	5h 35m 23s
Declination	-4° 50' 18"
Distance	884 light years 271 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.6 Absolute: -2.3
Spectral Class	B1 Blue Dwarf
Optimum Visibility	December / January
Notes	A youung and intense blue star within the pattern that forms the Sword of Orion, c Orionis lies against the backdrop of the Running Man Nebula, a cloud of nebulous material extending northward from the main Orion Nebula.

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