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HR 748

BSC 748, HD 16028

Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)758
HD16028
ConstellationAndromeda
Right Ascension2h 35m 39s
Declination+37° 18' 44"
Distance734 light years
225 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.7
Absolute: -0.7
Spectral ClassK3III orange giant
Optimum VisibilityNovember
NotesThis faint star falls almost exactly on the border between Triangulum and Andromeda, but formally falls within the latter constellation. HR 748 is an orange giant more than six hundred light years from the Sun, which shares its system with at least two companion stars.

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