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Mark Fisher
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Mirach
Beta Andromedae, 43 Andromedae
Andromeda's
Beta
star
is a
red
giant
almost exactly 200
light years
from the
Solar System
. It lies in the central parts of the figure of
Andromeda
, hence its name:
Mirach
means 'girdle'.
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