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| Constellation: | Lupus |
| Right ascension: | 14h35m41.73s |
| Declination: | -52°28'24.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.801 |
| Distance: | 358.423 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -12.8 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -7.5 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.919 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.976 |
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