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| Constellation: | Widder |
| Right ascension: | 02h28m48.10s |
| Declination: | +23°52'13.9" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.447 |
| Distance: | 401.606 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -8.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -1.6 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.612 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.461 |
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