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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	753
HD	16160
Constellation	Cetus
Right Ascension	2h 36m 5s
Declination	+6° 53' 12"
Distance	24 light years 7 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.8 Absolute: +6.5
Spectral Class	K3-V orange dwarf
Optimum Visibility	November
Notes	Orange HR 753 lies within Cetus the Whale, falling inside the arrangement of stars usually taken to represent the Whale's head. This is a binary system, with a faint companion star following an eccentric orbit around the primary that takes more than two centuries to complete.

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