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| Constellation: | Τουκάνα |
| Right ascension: | 22h46m36.75s |
| Declination: | -56°35'58.3" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.956 |
| Distance: | 43.535 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -52.7 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -60.8 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.172 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.057 |
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