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| Constellation: | Lacerta |
| Right ascension: | 22h25m20.70s |
| Declination: | +40°09'36.7" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.949 |
| Distance: | 243.309 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -4.8 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -9.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.09 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.961 |
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