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HIP 76959

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HIP 76959 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76959: right ascension 15h 42m 52s, declination +6° 53′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 76959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76959, HD 140346, Gaia DR3 4430570790904859392. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 76959
Right ascension
15h 42m 52s
Declination
+6° 53′ 02″
Magnitude
6.76
Distance
≈ 472 ly
Data: gaia-dr3