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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	9 Aurigae
HR (BSC)	1637
HD	32537
Variable Designation	V398 Aurigae
Other Designations	Gliese 187.2, Gliese 9174
Constellation	Auriga
Right Ascension	5h 6m 41s
Declination	+51° 35' 52"
Distance	88 light years 27 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.98 Absolute: +2.82
Spectral Class	F0V bright yellow dwarf
Optimum Visibility	December (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

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A faint star in Auriga, falling near its border with Camelopardalis. 9 Aurigae is a dwarf star of the 'F' (bright yellow) classification, about eighty-eight light years from Earth's Solar System. The primary star has four close companions, though some of these appear to simply lie on the same line of sight from Earth, rather than belonging the system itself.

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