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HIP 6161

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HIP 6161 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6161: right ascension 1h 19m 2s, declination −77° 1′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 6161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6161, HD 8306, Gaia DR3 4635324423209681920. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 6161
Right ascension
1h 19m 02s
Declination
−77° 01′ 50″
Magnitude
7.75
Distance
≈ 237 ly
Data: gaia-dr3