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| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Right ascension: | 16h38m38.47s |
| Declination: | -39°33'03.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.989 |
| Distance: | 101.833 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -10.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -19.2 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.783 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.055 |
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