August 14

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2000 HR 3834

HR 3834 will work for all years.

Name: HR 3834 (once 2 SEX) aka HIP 47310
Birthday from Jack’s initial research: Aug 14
Magnitude: 4.7
Spectrum/Star type: Orange Giant
Distance in Light Years: 275
Diameter compared to Sun: ~20x
Luminosity compared to Sun: over 100x
Date best observed: Mar 31

Additional information: In the Zodiac. Once called 2 Sex (The Sextant), this star now in Hydra. On October 21, 2013, this star will be occulted by asteroid 313 Chaldaea. It will momentarily vanish from view. This is visible along a path, similar to a solar eclipse, but our source does not give this information.

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