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26 Cet

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

Equatorial coordinates for 26 Cet: right ascension 1h 3m 49s, declination +1° 22′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).

26 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4979, HD 6288, Gaia DR3 2538159890494125184. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 4979
Right ascension
1h 03m 49s
Declination
+1° 22′ 00″
Magnitude
6.04
Distance
≈ 194 ly
Data: gaia-dr3