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| Constellation: | Κριός |
| Right ascension: | 03h15m34.58s |
| Declination: | +26°54'12.1" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.945 |
| Distance: | 156.986 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 35.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -32.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.23 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.969 |
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