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Kelb Alrai
Cebalrai, Beta Ophiuchi, 60 Ophiuchi
Proper Name
  Kelb Alrai, Cebalrai
Bayer Designation
  Beta Ophiuchi
Flamsteed Number
  60 Ophiuchi
BSC
  6603
HD
  161096
Constellation
  Ophiuchus
Right Ascension
  17h 43m 28s
Declination
  +4° 34' 2"
Distance
  82 light years
  25 parsecs
Magnitude
  Apparent: +2.8
  Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class
  K2
  Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility
  June
 Eighty-two light years from Earth, inward across the galactic disc of the Milky Way, lies the orange star Kelb Alrai.
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