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| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Right ascension: | 01h02m12.75s |
| Declination: | -31°37'23.6" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.812 |
| Distance: | 180.18 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 70 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -19.6 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.409 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.862 |
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