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| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Right ascension: | 20h39m36.21s |
| Declination: | -20°05'22.6" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.667 |
| Proper motion RA: | 0 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 10.8 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.038 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.698 |
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