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Sham
Alpha Sagittae, 5 Sagittae
Though it appears rather dim from the Earth (magnitude +4.4), Sham is in fact a hot supergiant star, but lying some 500 light years from our Solar System.

Relative Galactic Position of Sham
The Galactic position and direction of Sham relative to Earth's Sun. Note that, at this extreme scale, the two stars are effectively in the same place.
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