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name: α Cae
constellation: Cae
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-01-21 18:20:01.546359
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the brightest star in the constellation, although it only reaches 4.52mag. In fact, it is a double star, with a 12.4mag companion at a distance of 6.6" from the main component. However, we need a larger telescope to verify this. The system is 66 light years away.