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| Constellation: | Βοώτης |
| Right ascension: | 14h30m28.40s |
| Declination: | +25°05'23.7" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.596 |
| Distance: | 131.752 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 4.5 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 6.2 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.15 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.642 |
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