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| Costellazione: | Toro |
| Ascensione retta: | 05h38m29.88s |
| Declinazione: | +23°42'38.4" |
| Magnitudine apparente: | 9.066 |
| Moto proprio RA: | 0 |
| Moto proprio Dec: | -34.3 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.631 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.113 |
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