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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Psi² Aurigae
Flamsteed Number	50 Aurigae
HR (BSC)	2427
HD	47174
Constellation	Auriga
Right Ascension	6h 39m 20s
Declination	+42° 29' 20"
Distance	433 light years 133 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.8 Absolute: -0.8
Spectral Class	K3 Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	January
Notes	Part of a collection of no fewer than ten stars designated 'Psi Aurigae', running down the eastern side of Auriga and into neighbouring Lynx. Psi² Aurigae appears to be an orange giant, though some studies prefer to classify it as a supergiant star.

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