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HIP 87947

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HIP 87947 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87947: right ascension 17h 57m 58s, declination −44° 47′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).

HIP 87947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87947, HD 163358, Gaia DR3 5954527476495436800. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 87947
Right ascension
17h 57m 58s
Declination
−44° 47′ 33″
Magnitude
8.17
Distance
≈ 316 ly
Data: gaia-dr3