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Kap Gru

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Kap Gru · Tucana
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Its story

Kap Gru has a visual magnitude of about 4.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Kap Gru: right ascension 23h 4m 40s, declination −53° 57′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).

Kap Gru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 113957, HD 217902, Gaia DR3 6500265674867369344. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 113957
Right ascension
23h 04m 40s
Declination
−53° 57′ 55″
Magnitude
4.77
Distance
≈ 410 ly
Data: gaia-dr3