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51 Pegasi

star in the constellation Pegasus

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Constellation: Pegasus
Right ascension: 22 57 27.9805
Declination: +20 ° 46 ′ 07.797 ″
Evolutionary stage: main sequence
Spectral type: G2V+
U b color index: +0.20
B v color index: +0.67

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51 Pegasi, also named Helvetios (/hɛlˈviːʃiəs/), is a Sun-like star located 50.6 light-years (15.5 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus. It was the first main-sequence star found to have an exoplanet (designated 51 Pegasi b, officially named Dimidium) orbiting it.

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