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Observation and Astrometry data

Constellation:Dragon
Right ascension:18h15m21.75s
Declination:+57°20'07.7"
Apparent magnitude:8.315
Distance:60.827 parsecs
Proper motion RA:14.8
Proper motion Dec:-64.5
B-T magnitude:9.191
V-T magnitude:8.388

Catalogs and designations:
Proper Names
HD 1989HD 168242
TYCHO-2 2000TYC 3912-1259-1
USNO-A2.0USNO-A2 1425-09070700
HIPHIP 89455

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