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| Constellation: | Draco |
| Right ascension: | 16h44m17.56s |
| Declination: | +60°58'14.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.89 |
| Distance: | 148.588 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 12.5 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.054 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.904 |
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