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Eps Cen

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Eps Cen has a visual magnitude of about 2.29: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Eps Cen: right ascension 13h 39m 53s, declination −53° 27′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

Eps Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66657, HD 118716, Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-66657. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 66657
Right ascension
13h 39m 53s
Declination
−53° 27′ 59″
Magnitude
2.29
Data: gaia-dr3