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| The space distribution of late type stars in a North galactic pole region.
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| Constellation: | Großer Bär |
| Right ascension: | 11h41m32.53s |
| Declination: | +42°53'05.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.188 |
| Proper motion RA: | 26.7 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 15.8 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.2 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.272 |
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