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| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Right ascension: | 02h55m54.54s |
| Declination: | -16°03'33.7" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.339 |
| Distance: | 490.196 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -1.6 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -9.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.002 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.477 |
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