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Tonatiuh

HR 4609, HD 104985

Yellow giant in Camelopardalis

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Proper Name	Tonatiuh
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	4609
HD	104985
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right Ascension	12h 5m 15s
Declination	+76° 54' 21"
Distance	329 light years 101 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.78 Absolute: +0.76
Spectral Class	G8.5IIIb yellow giant
Planets in this system	Meztli (Tonatiuh b, HD 104985 b), gas giant
Optimum Visibility	April (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

The yellow giant Tonatiuh lies within Camelopardalis in the northern sky, in the space where an extended section of that constellation runs between Draco and Ursa Minor. Visible in the southeast of this image is a distinctive spiral galaxy, NGC 4127, and in fact a much fainter and less distinct galaxy - PGC 2772376 - is also visible directly to the west (right) of Tonatiuh in this view. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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