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| Constellation: | Ανδρομέδα |
| Right ascension: | 00h05m40.85s |
| Declination: | +44°28'07.3" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.385 |
| Distance: | 142.857 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -0.7 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -3 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.669 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.409 |
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