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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	4446
HD	100343
Constellation	Crater
Right Ascension	11h 32m 48s
Declination	-7° 49' 39"
Distance	554 light years 170 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.9 Absolute: +0.1
Spectral Class	K4III orange giant
Optimum Visibility	March / April
Notes	An orange giant star in the northern parts of Crater, near that constellation's border with Leo. As a giant star, HR 4446 is highly luminous, and has a diameter some twenty-five times that of the Sun, but with a considerably lower temperature.

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