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Proper Names	Hassaleh, Al Kab
Bayer Designation	Iota Aurigae
Flamsteed Number	3 Aurigae
HR (BSC)	1577
HD	31398
Constellation	Auriga
Right Ascension	4h 57m 0s
Declination	+33° 9' 58"
Distance	493 light years 151 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.7 Absolute: -3.2
Spectral Class	K3II orange bright giant
Optimum Visibility	December
Notes	The third brightest star in the constellation of Auriga, Hassaleh is an orange giant in the later stages of its life. The star's diameter is more than a hundred times that of the Sun, so that if Hassaleh were at the centre of the Solar System, the orbits of Mercury and Venus would be contained within its outer shell.

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