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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Chi Aquarii
Flamsteed Number	92 Aquarii
HR (BSC)	8850
HD	219576
Constellation	Aquarius
Right Ascension	23h 16m 51s
Declination	-7° 43' 35"
Distance	613 light years 188 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.0 Absolute: +1.6
Spectral Class	M3III Red Giant
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	A red giant star in the last stages of its life before it collapses into a white dwarf, Chi Aquarii is a semiregular variable, showing overlapping patterns of shifting luminosity. If this giant were at the centre of the Solar System, its outer shell would extend beyond the orbit of Mercury.

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