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HIP 100968

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HIP 100968 has a visual magnitude of about 7.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 100968: right ascension 20h 28m 23s, declination −87° 28′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 100968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 100968, HD 185975, Gaia DR3 6342346358822630400. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 100968
Right ascension
20h 28m 23s
Declination
−87° 28′ 21″
Magnitude
7.94
Distance
≈ 235 ly
Data: gaia-dr3