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Proper Names	Sadalsuud, Sadalsud
Bayer Designation	Beta Aquarii
Flamsteed Number	22 Aquarii
HR (BSC)	8232
HD	204867
Constellation	Aquarius
Right Ascension	21h 31m 34s
Declination	-5° 34' 16"
Distance	537 light years 165 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.9 Absolute: -3.2
Spectral Class	G0Ib yellow supergiant
Optimum Visibility	August / September
Notes	Sadalsuud is the brightest star in the constellation of Aquarius, with a magnitude fractionally brighter than the Alpha star of the constellation, Sadalmelik to the northwest. The two stars are both evolved supergiants that apparently originated in the same stellar nursery, and though the two are now separated from one another, they remain less than a hundred light years apart.

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