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BD -05 1296

TYC 4778-1380-1

Bright yellow dwarf in Orion

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	None
HD	None
Other Designations	BD -05 1296, TYC 4778-1380-1
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	5h 33m 55s
Declination	-5° 38' 51"
Distance	c.1,300 light years c.400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +10.06 Absolute: +2.11
Spectral Class	F2V bright yellow dwarf
Optimum Visibility	December / January

Tenth-magnitude BD -05 1296 shines from the within the gases in the ragged southwestern parts of the Orion Nebula, some 1,400 light years from the Sun. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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