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| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension: | 11h50m56.86s |
| Declination: | +29°48'47.0" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 10.13 |
| Proper motion RA: | -41.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -0.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.625 |
| V-T magnitude: | 10.171 |
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