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| Constellation: | Kiel des Schiffs |
| Right ascension: | 10h26m44.43s |
| Declination: | -64°21'06.1" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.406 |
| Distance: | 142.653 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -12.9 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 12.1 |
| B-T magnitude: | 7.436 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.409 |
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