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Proper Name	Alkarab
Bayer Designation	Upsilon Pegasi
Flamsteed Number	68 Pegasi
HR (BSC)	8905
HD	220657
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	23h 25m 23s
Declination	+23° 24' 15"
Distance	170 light years 52 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.4 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	F8III bright yellow giant
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	A giant star lying some 170 light years from the Solar System. In the skies of Earth, Alkarab falls within the constellation of Pegasus, in the heart of the quadrangle of stars known as the Square of Pegasus.

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