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name: Tejat Prior (η Gem)
constellation: Gem
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-02-06 11:13:55.251317
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red giant, a bright semi-regular variable star with magnitude variations from 3.1 to 3.9 over a period of about 223 days. At a distance of 1.4", the guide has a magnitude of 8.8. A good comparison star is μ Gem. It lies at a distance of 700 light years.