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HIP 8561

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HIP 8561 has a visual magnitude of about 7.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8561: right ascension 1h 50m 26s, declination −62° 57′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 8561. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8561, HD 11440, Gaia DR3 4711775562632421376. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 8561
Right ascension
1h 50m 26s
Declination
−62° 57′ 28″
Magnitude
7.10
Distance
≈ 665 ly
Data: gaia-dr3