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name: Hamal (α Aries)
constellation: Ari
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created_date: 2023-11-05 17:30:54.620015
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 17:30:54.620020
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The brightest star of the constellation, otherwise unremarkable. This red giant of spectral class K2 has a magnitude of 2 and shines at a distance of 66 light years. Sometimes the star is also referred to as El Nath.