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| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Right ascension: | 04h05m30.59s |
| Declination: | -07°35'50.0" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.826 |
| Distance: | 182.149 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 10.1 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 11.1 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.116 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.933 |
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