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| Constellation: | Centaure |
| Right ascension: | 14h23m57.72s |
| Declination: | -35°29'50.7" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.95 |
| Proper motion RA: | -67.9 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -146.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.818 |
| V-T magnitude: | 10.022 |
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