Clearly, we were underestimating the proper motion. This calls for a

rebuild of the USNO NOMAD 1e8 star catalog.

Also adding a comment about the separation margin.
(I hope I'm right here, because I don't recall the details and don't
see enough information regarding that in my e-mail, but that does make
sense)

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