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HIP 8957

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HIP 8957 has a visual magnitude of about 7.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8957: right ascension 1h 55m 20s, declination −60° 18′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 8957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8957, HD 11944, Gaia DR3 4714486954010869760. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 8957
Right ascension
1h 55m 20s
Declination
−60° 18′ 46″
Magnitude
7.04
Distance
≈ 185 ly
Data: gaia-dr3