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| Constellation: | Taureau |
| Right ascension: | 04h54m00.11s |
| Declination: | +20°18'32.6" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.729 |
| Proper motion RA: | 17.7 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 31.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.487 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.792 |
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