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HIP 61840

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HIP 61840 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61840: right ascension 12h 40m 22s, declination −49° 24′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 61840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61840, HD 110143, Gaia DR3 6127728801556899840. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 61840
Right ascension
12h 40m 22s
Declination
−49° 24′ 04″
Magnitude
6.88
Distance
≈ 174 ly
Data: gaia-dr3