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72 Vir

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72 Vir has a visual magnitude of about 6.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 72 Vir: right ascension 13h 30m 26s, declination −6° 28′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).

72 Vir. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 65892, HD 117436, Gaia DR3 3631698043395203584. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 65892
Right ascension
13h 30m 26s
Declination
−6° 28′ 13″
Magnitude
6.04
Distance
≈ 180 ly
Data: gaia-dr3