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HIP 83255

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HIP 83255 has a visual magnitude of about 6.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 83255: right ascension 17h 0m 59s, declination −86° 21′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 83255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 83255, HD 148542, Gaia DR3 5766950724050543360. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 83255
Right ascension
17h 00m 59s
Declination
−86° 21′ 51″
Magnitude
6.03
Distance
≈ 629 ly
Data: gaia-dr3