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| Constellation: | Περσεύς |
| Right ascension: | 04h32m40.83s |
| Declination: | +31°24'18.0" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.702 |
| Distance: | 740.741 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -0.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -11.3 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.104 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.736 |
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