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| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Right ascension: | 02h37m44.57s |
| Declination: | -34°32'17.7" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.006 |
| Proper motion RA: | 20.5 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 6.6 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.556 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.134 |
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