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Intercrus

41 Lyncis

Orange giant in Ursa Major

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Proper Name	Intercrus
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	41 Lyncis (legacy designation; this star is actually in Ursa Major)
HR (BSC)	3743
HD	81688
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right Ascension	9h 28m 40s
Declination	+45° 36' 5"
Distance	276 light years 85 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.40 Absolute: +0.73
Spectral Class	K0III-IV orange giant
Planets in this system	Arkas (Intercrus b, HD 81688 b), gas giant
Optimum Visibility	February / March (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

The relatively bright stars close to Intercrus in the sky are not related, and each is considerably more distant than Intercrus itself. The brighter of these, to the immediate south of Intercrus, is HD 81704, an eighth-magnitude star more than four hundred light years from the Sun. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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