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High proper motion stars with declinations between -30o and -40o, and right ascensions between 00 h and 10 h 40 m
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Observation and Astrometry data

Constellation:Fornax
Right ascension:03h20m42.69s
Declination:-33°43'48.4"
Apparent magnitude:9.934
Distance:44.504 parsecs
Proper motion RA:293.9
Proper motion Dec:98.4
B-T magnitude:11.39
V-T magnitude:10.055

Catalogs and designations:
Proper NamesIntan
HD 1989HD 20868
TYCHO-2 2000TYC 7023-236-1
USNO-A2.0USNO-A2 0525-01130808
HIPHIP 15578

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