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Vitesses radiales. Catalogue WEB: Wilson Evans Batten. Subtittle: Radial velocities: The Wilson-Evans-Batten catalogue.
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Observation and Astrometry data

Constellation:Licorne
Right ascension:06h55m13.65s
Declination:+05°26'02.4"
Apparent magnitude:7.843
Distance:1250 parsecs
Proper motion RA:-0.7
Proper motion Dec:-1.1
B-T magnitude:7.645
V-T magnitude:7.827

Catalogs and designations:
Proper Names
HD 1989HD 50868
TYCHO-2 2000TYC 157-1029-1
USNO-A2.0USNO-A2 0900-03811519
HIPHIP 33267

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