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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Iota¹ Normae
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	5961
HD	143474
Constellation	Norma
Right Ascension	16h 3m 32s
Declination	-57° 46' 30"
Distance	128 light years 39 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.7 Absolute: +1.7
Spectral Class	A7IV white subgiant
Optimum Visibility	June (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	The core of this system comprises a binary pair of white main sequence stars in a close orbit, about fourteen AU apart. There is also a third member of the system, a dwarf star in a more distant orbit. The system is not physically related to Iota² Normae, which lies nearby in the sky, but is actually more than twice as far from the Sun as Iota¹.

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