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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	64 Orionis
HR (BSC)	2130
HD	41040
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	6h 3m 27s
Declination	+19° 41' 26"
Distance	855 light years 262 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.2 Absolute: -1.6
Spectral Class	B8III blue giant
Optimum Visibility	January
Notes	A fifth magnitude star near the northern end of Orion's upraised arm, 64 Orionis has a diameter nearly six times that of the Sun. This is a binary system, in which the primary blue giant has a relatively close companion star that orbits it over a period of a little over thirteen years.

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