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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	8 Vulpeculae
HR (BSC)	7406
HD	183491
Constellation	Vulpecula
Right Ascension	19h 28m 57s
Declination	+24° 46' 7"
Distance	457 light years 140 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.8 Absolute: 0.0
Spectral Class	K0III Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	July / August
Notes	Forms an optical double in the sky with Anser (Alpha Vulpeculae), though actually the two stars are nearly two hundred light years apart

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