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Anser
Alpha Vulpeculae, 6 Vulpeculae
'Anser' is the Latin word for 'goose', and this star (named by Hevelius in 1690) represents a goose being carried by Vulpecula, the Fox. In fact, it is a red giant nearly three hundred light years away, almost exactly halfway between Altair and Vega in the summer sky.
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