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| Costellazione: | Orsa Maggiore |
| Ascensione retta: | 09h01m17.34s |
| Declinazione: | +48°54'57.9" |
| Magnitudine apparente: | 9.922 |
| Moto proprio RA: | -5.7 |
| Moto proprio Dec: | -6.2 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.59 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.978 |
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