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name: Phakt (α Col)
constellation: Col
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-05 17:16:21.634991
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-05 17:16:21.634995
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The brightest star of the constellation. The main pale blue component with a magnitude of 2.64 has a companion of 11 magnitude at a separation of 13.5 arcseconds, which can be seen with a 100mm telescope. The system is located 145 light-years away.