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HIP 40656

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HIP 40656 has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40656: right ascension 8h 17m 58s, declination −30° 0′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 40656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40656, HD 69879, Gaia DR3 5644476295642363648. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 40656
Right ascension
8h 17m 58s
Declination
−30° 00′ 13″
Magnitude
6.16
Distance
≈ 463 ly
Data: gaia-dr3