HD 144579
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HD 144579 is a binary star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

 located in the night sky
Night sky
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 at Right ascension
Right ascension
Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

 16h 04m 57s and declination
Declination
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 +39° 09′ 23″. It is the nearest star in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 of Corona Borealis
Corona Borealis
Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "northern crown", a name inspired by its shape; its main stars form a semicircular arc. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern...

. The star system has two component stars and has a total Proper Motion
Proper motion
The proper motion of a star is its angular change in position over time as seen from the center of mass of the solar system. It is measured in seconds of arc per year, arcsec/yr, where 3600 arcseconds equal one degree. This contrasts with radial velocity, which is the time rate of change in...

 0.579 "/yr
Year
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.
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The main component is a class
Star class
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 G8V star located 13.91 ± .91 pc (46.86 ly
Light Years
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) from earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...

 with a temperature
Effective temperature
The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic radiation...

 of 5300K
Kelvin
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 and a mass of 0.84 times the suns. The star has a radial velocity of 59.8 km/s and an absolute magnitude of 5.87. http://www.myresumestuff.com/hyperspace/starDB/starpage2.php?ID=56718

This star is also known as Gl611.0 A, HIP-78775,BD+
Durchmusterung
In astronomy, Durchmusterung or Bonner Durchmusterung , is the usual name for three comprehensive astrometric star catalogues of the whole sky, processed by the Bonn Observatory from 1859 to 1903....

39 2947 A, SAO-
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog is an astrometric star catalogue. It was published by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1966 and contains 258,997 stars. The catalogue was...

65065, YPC:3649.01 and LHS3152.

The smaller component is a M4 class
Red dwarf
According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star, of the main sequence, either late K or M spectral type....

 star. Located slightly closer, at 13.79 ± .65 parsec
Parsec
The parsec is a unit of length used in astronomy. It is about 3.26 light-years, or just under 31 trillion kilometres ....

, it has a Total Proper Motion of 0.624 "/yr, a radial velocity of 56.0 km/s and is also known as Gl611 B, BD:+39° 2947, YPC: 3649.01 and LHS: 3152.

Neither star has any known planets.
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