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| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Right ascension: | 04h57m03.39s |
| Declination: | +31°05'33.2" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.518 |
| Proper motion RA: | 16.6 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -36.5 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.199 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.575 |
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