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HIP 17256

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HIP 17256 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17256: right ascension 3h 41m 46s, declination −47° 46′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 17256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17256, HD 23274, Gaia DR3 4833326057687273088. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 17256
Right ascension
3h 41m 46s
Declination
−47° 46′ 32″
Magnitude
6.93
Distance
≈ 382 ly
Data: gaia-dr3