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HIP 66259

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HIP 66259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66259: right ascension 13h 34m 50s, declination −50° 47′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 66259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66259, HD 117941, Gaia DR3 6069988017140634624. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 66259
Right ascension
13h 34m 50s
Declination
−50° 47′ 32″
Magnitude
6.95
Distance
≈ 900 ly
Data: gaia-dr3