Zeta Aurigae

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Zeta Aurigae (ζ Aur / ζ Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga. It also has traditional names Azaleh, Haedus (or Hoedus), Saclateri, Sadatoni.

Zeta Aurigae is an eclipsing binary, which varies from magnitude +3.61 to +3.99 with a period of 972 days.

The main star is a red supergiant, the companion belongs to the spectral class B8. Zeta Aurigae is approximately 790 light years from Earth.

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