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HD 161419

Yellow giant in Ara

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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)None
HD161419
ConstellationAra
Right Ascension17h 48m 35s
Declination-55° 21' 12"
Distance860 light years
264 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +7.94
Absolute: +0.83
Spectral ClassG8III yellow giant
Optimum VisibilityJune / July (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
17 48 34.820 -55 21 12.21
FoV: 24.96'
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The brighter star southward of HD 161419 in this image is the subgiant HR 6614. The two stars are separated by just three arcminutes as seen from Earth, but by nearly seven hundred light years in space, with HD 161419 lying far beyond the foreground star HR 6614. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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