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| Constellation: | Ταώς |
| Right ascension: | 20h29m32.56s |
| Declination: | -57°57'28.0" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.367 |
| Proper motion RA: | 285.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -88.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.189 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.435 |
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