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hip-90124
Its story
At 286 light-years, orange and quiet among the rich clouds of Sagittarius —the direction that hides the centre of our galaxy—, this K-type star carried its light through space during the reign of Louis XIV at Versailles, as the European courts were rewriting the very idea of the State.
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.52
- Distance
- 286.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 275.870° · Dec -36.238°
- Catalogue
- HIP 90124 · HD 168838
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