Magnitude 5.98 | Constellation Equuleus | |
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HD 199942 (HR 8038) is an A-type main sequence star in the constellation of Equuleus. At 235.2 light years away, this star shines dimly at an apparent magnitude of 5.98.
Galactic Orbit
HD 199942 is a double star system, which is moving through the galaxy at a speed of 30.3km/s. Its galactic orbit carry it somewhere between 25100-22000 light years from the galactic core, and it'll come at its closest to the Sun 2.1 million years from now, shining at an apparent magnitude of 4.49 at a distance of 124 light years.
References
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