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Proper Names	Salm, Kerb, Markab
Bayer Designation	Tau Pegasi
Flamsteed Number	62 Pegasi
HR (BSC)	8880
HD	220061
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	23h 20m 38s
Declination	+23° 44' 25"
Distance	156 light years 48 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.6 Absolute: +1.1
Spectral Class	A5Vp white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	Also often called Kerb and occasionally as Markab, this blue dwarf star lies within the region known as the Square of Pegasus. Salm is a variable star of the Delta Scuti classification, showing a rapidly pulsating change in luminosity over a period of just two hours.

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