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HIP 12870

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HIP 12870 has a visual magnitude of about 7.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12870: right ascension 2h 45m 27s, declination −46° 33′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 12870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12870, HD 17355, Gaia DR3 4753324423419502592. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 12870
Right ascension
2h 45m 27s
Declination
−46° 33′ 31″
Magnitude
7.79
Distance
≈ 906 ly
Data: gaia-dr3