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| Constellation: | Fuchs |
| Right ascension: | 21h06m24.97s |
| Declination: | +21°38'06.8" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.426 |
| Proper motion RA: | 8.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 0.8 |
| B-T magnitude: | 11.518 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.599 |
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