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| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Right ascension: | 15h29m04.59s |
| Declination: | +15°17'03.4" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.213 |
| Distance: | 208.768 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -8.1 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -7.1 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.491 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.236 |
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