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Proper Name	Mirach
Bayer Designation	Beta Andromedae
Flamsteed Number	43 Andromedae
HR (BSC)	337
HD	6860
Constellation	Andromeda
Right Ascension	1h 9m 44s
Declination	+35° 37' 14"
Distance	197 light years 61 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.1 Absolute: -1.8
Spectral Class	M0IIIa red giant
Optimum Visibility	October
Notes	Mirach is an immense red giant, with a diameter approaching 0.8 AU, that emits thousands of time the energy of the Sun. It appears to be a semiregular variable star, and has at least one companion star in a distant orbit.

Andromeda's Beta star is a red giant almost exactly 200 light years from the Solar System. It lies in the central parts of the figure of Andromeda, hence its name: Mirach means 'girdle'.

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