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| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Right ascension: | 01h31m16.86s |
| Declination: | -38°25'46.7" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.996 |
| Distance: | 641.026 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -6.1 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -11.6 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.048 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.166 |
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