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Posts Made By: Stephen McGaughey

August 26, 2010 05:00 AM Forum: After Dark

Re: 55 ly star

Posted By Stephen McGaughey

There is a star, according to Wikipedia, that is 55 light years away in Norma. It is Iota "C", of a binary Iota "A" and "B" which are much closer together, with a separation of .5" and are quite a bit further away from us, about 140 LY.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_(constellation)