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Upsilon Andromedae
50 Andromedae
This faint
pale yellow
star
is some ten degrees east of the
Andromeda Galaxy
in the sky, and is a relatively close neighbour at 44
light years'
distance. It is famous as the first
star
around which a true system of
planets
was discovered.
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