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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	68 Orionis
HR (BSC)	2193
HD	42509
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	6h 12m 1s
Declination	+19° 47' 26"
Distance	c.1,100 light years c.300 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.8 Absolute: -1.3
Spectral Class	B9.5V blue main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	January
Notes	This blue star lies in the northern parts of Orion, where the Hunter reaches up towards the feet of Gemini. It is possibly a binary system, with a companion star in a distant orbit of more than 20,000 AU, though this binary relationship has yet to be definitively confirmed.

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