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Lambda Aurigae
Lambda Aurigae is a Sun-like star in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from λ Aurigae, and abbreviated Lambda Aur or λ Aur. This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. Based upon parallax measurements, it is distant from the Earth. The star is drifting further away with a high radial velocity of +66.5 km/s, having come to within some 117,300 years ago. It has a high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of per year.
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Lambda Aurigae is a Sun-like star in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from λ Aurigae, and abbreviated Lambda Aur or λ Aur. This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. Based upon parallax measurements, it is distant from the Earth. The star is drifting further away with a high radial velocity of +66.5 km/s, having come to within some 117,300 years ago. It has a high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of per year.
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