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HR 1655

BSC 1655, HD 32890

Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)1655
HD32890
ConstellationLepus
Right Ascension5h 5m 16s
Declination-26° 9' 9"
Distance248 light years
76 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.7
Absolute: +1.3
Spectral ClassK2III orange giant
Optimum VisibilityDecember
NotesAn orange giant star near the southwestern extent of Lepus the Hare, HR 1655 is some eleven times the diameter of Sun, and about twenty-six times as luminous. It lies on a near line of sight with the distant and faint galaxy PGC 3070787, part of a field of galaxies in the southern parts of Lepus.

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