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Proper Name	Ahadi
Bayer Designation	Pi Puppis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	2773
HD	56855
Constellation	Puppis
Right Ascension	7h 17m 9s
Declination	-37° 5' 51"
Distance	807 light years 248 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.7 Absolute: -4.3
Spectral Class	K3Ib Orange Supergiant
Optimum Visibility	January / February
Notes	The brightest of a cluster of stars collectively designated Collinder 135, Ahadi or Pi Puppis is an immense and luminous supergiant star. The primary supergiant forms a binary system with a much less massive blue dwarf companion.

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