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Proper Name	Baekdu
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	8 Ursae Minoris
HR (BSC)	None
HD	133086
Constellation	Ursa Minor
Right Ascension	14h 56m 48s
Declination	+74° 54' 3"
Distance	532 light years 163 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.84 Absolute: +0.78
Spectral Class	G8III yellow giant
Planets in this system	Halla (Baekdu b), gas giant
Optimum Visibility	May (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

Baedku forms a close optical pair with the variable TT Ursae Minoris, just seven arcminutes away and seen here to the west (right) of centre. Though the two stars have almost identical magnitudes as seen from Earth, in fact TT Ursae Minoris is a more luminous star almost twice as distant as Baekdu. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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