J/ApJ/814/65ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/814/65doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.18140065CDSKaralidi T.Apai D.Schneider G.Hanson J.R.Pasachoff J.M.2017-05-30T07:01:38Z2016-01-12T13:02:04ZCDS support team

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