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| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Right ascension: | 22h52m05.75s |
| Declination: | -14°25'55.4" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.712 |
| Proper motion RA: | 58.7 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 8.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.413 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.77 |
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