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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	1867
HD	36689
Constellation	Dorado
Right Ascension	5h 29m 17s
Declination	-62° 18' 51"
Distance	941 light years 288 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.6 Absolute: -0.4
Spectral Class	K4-5III orange giant
Optimum Visibility	December / January (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	Orange HR 1867 lies in the southern parts of Dorado, somewhat to the northward of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Nearby in the sky (about a half a degree from HR 1867) is the much brighter star Beta Doradus. In fact HR 1867 is the closer of these two stars, but the more distant supergiant Beta Doradus nonetheless appears brighter in Earth's sky.

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