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HIP 12964

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HIP 12964 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12964: right ascension 2h 46m 45s, declination −21° 38′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).

HIP 12964. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12964, HD 17390, Gaia DR3 5125921632440161408. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 12964
Right ascension
2h 46m 45s
Declination
−21° 38′ 22″
Magnitude
6.40
Distance
≈ 157 ly
Data: gaia-dr3