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HD 133600 also known as HIP 73815 is a G-type star in the constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 8.219. It is very similar to the Sun and has been called a solar twin.Its distance is 52.3 parsecs. Mass is within 3 percent of the sun.Solar twins can help us to understand solar activity such as flares and sunspot cycles over longer time periods than the historical records and to put unique historical events such as the Maunder minimum in context.