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| Constellation: | Τρόπις |
| Right ascension: | 10h03m04.90s |
| Declination: | -58°36'42.1" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.168 |
| Distance: | 110.254 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -27.1 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 49.6 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.65 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.208 |
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