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HIP 8900

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HIP 8900 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 8900: right ascension 1h 54m 38s, declination −13° 54′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 8900. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8900, HD 11711, Gaia DR3 2459011133651749376. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 8900
Right ascension
1h 54m 38s
Declination
−13° 54′ 50″
Magnitude
8.17
Distance
≈ 503 ly
Data: gaia-dr3