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Graph Coloring · Superchallenge problem

The icosahedron graph has 1212 vertices (each of degree 55, 3030 edges total): 66 vertices 1,…,61,\ldots,6 forming a "cap" around vertex... concretely, edges 12,13,14,15,16,23,34,45,56,6212,13,14,15,16,23,34,45,56,62 (hub 11 joined to a 55-cycle 2,3,4,5,62,3,4,5,6), a parallel ring 7,…,117,\ldots,11 with edges 78,89,9-10,10-11,11-778,89,9\text{-}10,10\text{-}11,11\text{-}7, cross edges 27,38,49,5-10,6-1127,38,49,5\text{-}10,6\text{-}11 and 28,39,4-10,5-11,6728,39,4\text{-}10,5\text{-}11,67, and a second hub 1212 joined to all of 7,…,117,\ldots,11. What is its chromatic number?