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name: Phakt (α Col)
constellation: Col
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-01-25 15:36:06.382039
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the brightest star in the constellation. The main pale blue component 2.64mag has a companion 11mag at a distance of 13.5 arc seconds, which we can see with a 100 mm telescope. The system is 145 light years away.