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| Constellation: | Zentaur |
| Right ascension: | 11h13m06.66s |
| Declination: | -56°24'36.2" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.414 |
| Distance: | 632.911 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -7.1 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 5.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.6 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.595 |
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