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Open Clusters as Galactic Disk Tracers. I. Project Motivation, Cluster Membership, and Bulk Three-Dimensional Kinematics
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| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Right ascension: | 07h14m01.19s |
| Declination: | -25°36'21.0" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 11.897 |
| Proper motion RA: | -5 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 0.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 12.284 |
| V-T magnitude: | 11.929 |
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