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HIP 40916

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HIP 40916 has a visual magnitude of about 6.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40916: right ascension 8h 21m 0s, declination −52° 13′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 40916. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40916, HD 70703, Gaia DR3 5320716335102626048. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 40916
Right ascension
8h 21m 00s
Declination
−52° 13′ 40″
Magnitude
6.62
Distance
≈ 237 ly
Data: gaia-dr3