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| Constellation: | Hercule |
| Right ascension: | 17h48m01.41s |
| Declination: | +44°06'25.0" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 7.699 |
| Distance: | 75.019 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -25.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 25.2 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.745 |
| V-T magnitude: | 7.786 |
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