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This is a wide binary system with an orbital period of 228 years and an eccentricity of 0.80. As of 2001, they had a projected separation of 107.0 AU. The magnitude 4.98 primary, component A, has a stellar classification of A7 III, which matches an A-typegiant star. It is 659 million years old with a projected rotational velocity of 235 km/s. This rate of spin is giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is an estimated 27% larger than the polar radius. The companion, component B, is a magnitude 6.95 A-type main-sequence star with a class of A8 V:. The ':' suffix indicates some uncertainty in the classification of this star.
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