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| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Right ascension: | 01h15m49.91s |
| Declination: | +03°37'49.2" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.583 |
| Proper motion RA: | 10 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -6.8 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.011 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.619 |
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