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HIP 40947

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HIP 40947 has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40947: right ascension 8h 21m 24s, declination −39° 37′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40947, HD 70612, Gaia DR3 5540043306840497408. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 40947
Right ascension
8h 21m 24s
Declination
−39° 37′ 14″
Magnitude
6.13
Distance
≈ 225 ly
Data: gaia-dr3