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| Constellation: | Schwertfisch |
| Right ascension: | 04h45m55.71s |
| Declination: | -66°31'06.4" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.818 |
| Distance: | 73.314 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 60.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 216.9 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.478 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.873 |
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