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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	554
HD	11643
Constellation	Fornax
Right Ascension	1h 53m 23s
Declination	-38° 35' 41"
Distance	348 light years 107 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.1 Absolute: +0.9
Spectral Class	K1II orange bright giant
Optimum Visibility	October / November
Notes	This faint orange star lies in the far southwest of the constellation of Fornax, the Furnace. This is a bright giant some twelve times the Sun's diameter, and about sixty times as luminous. With a surface temperatuure of some 4,700 K it is somewhat cooler than the Sun.

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