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Catalog/Sagittarius/55 Sgr

55 Sgr

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55 Sgr · Sagittarius
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55 Sgr has a visual magnitude of about 4.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 55 Sgr: right ascension 19h 42m 31s, declination −16° 7′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).

55 Sgr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96950, HD 186005, Gaia DR3 4181661561906716800. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 96950
Right ascension
19h 42m 31s
Declination
−16° 07′ 27″
Magnitude
4.97
Distance
≈ 176 ly
Data: gaia-dr3