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HIP 116261

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HIP 116261 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116261: right ascension 23h 33m 26s, declination −31° 17′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 116261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116261, HD 221578, Gaia DR3 2325925455951910400. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 116261
Right ascension
23h 33m 26s
Declination
−31° 17′ 22″
Magnitude
6.84
Distance
≈ 512 ly
Data: gaia-dr3