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| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension: | 17h24m45.79s |
| Declination: | -27°46'43.2" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.742 |
| Proper motion RA: | 25.9 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -46.8 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.463 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.802 |
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