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Bayesian inference of stellar parameters and interstellar extinction using parallaxes and multiband photometry
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| Constellation: | はくちょう座 |
| Right ascension: | 21h33m21.16s |
| Declination: | +30°57'43.7" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 10.087 |
| Proper motion RA: | 100.8 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 39.5 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.88 |
| V-T magnitude: | 10.153 |
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