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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	8837
HD	219290
Constellation	Andromeda
Right Ascension	23h 14m 14s
Declination	+50° 37' 4"
Distance	388 light years 119 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.3 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	A0 White main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	September (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	A blue-white dwarf star only about twice the Sun's diameter, HR 8837 nonetheless has a luminosity some forty times that of the Sun.

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