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| Constellation: | Κένταυρος |
| Right ascension: | 11h20m47.81s |
| Declination: | -60°30'42.1" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.721 |
| Distance: | 140.449 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -97.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 15 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.193 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.76 |
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