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Kap Men

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Kap Men has a visual magnitude of about 5.45: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Kap Men: right ascension 5h 50m 17s, declination −79° 21′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).

Kap Men. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27566, HD 40953, Gaia DR3 4623532264081294464. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 27566
Right ascension
5h 50m 17s
Declination
−79° 21′ 40″
Magnitude
5.45
Distance
≈ 296 ly
Data: gaia-dr3