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44 Cet

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44 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 44 Cet: right ascension 1h 24m 3s, declination −8° 0′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

44 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6539, HD 8511, Gaia DR3 2478133530644396800. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 6539
Right ascension
1h 24m 03s
Declination
−8° 00′ 28″
Magnitude
6.17
Distance
≈ 216 ly
Data: gaia-dr3