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| Constellation: | Vierge |
| Right ascension: | 13h13m13.74s |
| Declination: | -02°33'20.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.69 |
| Distance: | 62.422 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -121.7 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -24.9 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.295 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.74 |
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