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Lalande 21185 sits 2.3° south of the magnitude 6.0 star 51 Ursae Majoris.
Anthony Ayiomamitis
In the December 2010 issue, I wrote the story “See the nearest stars.” In it, I described 10 of the most famous nearby star systems. I also challenged readers to try to spot as many of the 100 nearest star systems to Earth as they could.