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SDSS J144412.93+203641.1

GAIA 1238284945983059200

White star in Boötes

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	None
HD	None
Other Designations	SDSS J144412.93+203641.1, GAIA 1238284945983059200
Constellation	Boötes
Right Ascension	14h 44m 13s
Declination	+20° 36' 41"
Distance	c.36,300 light years c.11,100 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +14.76 Absolute: -0.47
Spectral Class	A0 white star
Optimum Visibility	May

SDSS J144412.93+203641.1 is closely aligned in the sky with the barred spiral galaxy IC 1052. Though the star is exceptionally distant, at more than thirty thousand light years from the Sun, it nonetheless lies in the near foreground compared to the galaxy. IC 1052 is nearly five hundred million light years away (that is, approximately 13,000 times more distant than SDSS J144412.93+203641.1). Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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