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Proper Names	Lump Star
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2023
Other Designations	LBN 954
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	5h 42m 27s
Declination	-2° 13' 43"
Distance	c.1,500 light years c.470 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +10.0 Absolute: +1.6
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 10' Actual: 4.5 light years
Associated Star(s)	HD 37903
Optimum Visibility	December / January
Notes	The blue subgiant star HD 37903 lies close to the vast dark Orion Molecular Cloud that fills much of Orion. In the region around the star, the hydrogen of the Cloud is illuminated to create a roughly circular patch of blue-white light near the base of the Horsehead Nebula.

The Lump Star is not a true star at all, but a bright nebula in the constellation of Orion. It lies in the same general area as the star Alnitak and the Horsehead Nebula, close to the 'base' of the famous dark horse-head shape.

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