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Mark Fisher
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5 Lacertae
An immensely distant
red
giant
star
. 5 Lacertae, which lies almost directly in the centre of its home
constellation
of
Lacerta
, is nearly 1,200
light years
from
Earth
, but still luminous enough to be visible to the naked eye.
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