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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	1655
HD	32890
Constellation	Lepus
Right Ascension	5h 5m 16s
Declination	-26° 9' 9"
Distance	248 light years 76 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.7 Absolute: +1.3
Spectral Class	K2III orange giant
Optimum Visibility	December
Notes	An orange giant star near the southwestern extent of Lepus the Hare, HR 1655 is some eleven times the diameter of Sun, and about twenty-six times as luminous. It lies on a near line of sight with the distant and faint galaxy PGC 3070787, part of a field of galaxies in the southern parts of Lepus.

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