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| Constellation: | Καμηλοπάρδαλις |
| Right ascension: | 06h45m17.51s |
| Declination: | +82°25'01.3" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.607 |
| Distance: | 584.795 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 0.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -6.1 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.203 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.739 |
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