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| Constellation: | Draco |
| Right ascension: | 18h53m01.33s |
| Declination: | +64°47'15.6" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.213 |
| Distance: | 781.25 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 2.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 9.1 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.792 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.344 |
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