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| Constellation: | Zwillinge |
| Right ascension: | 06h34m01.59s |
| Declination: | +23°02'56.8" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.888 |
| Distance: | 3030.303 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -16.6 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -1.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.137 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.992 |
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