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HIP 89959

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HIP 89959 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89959: right ascension 18h 21m 16s, declination +26° 42′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).

HIP 89959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89959, HD 168956, Gaia DR3 4585184356525921792. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 89959
Right ascension
18h 21m 16s
Declination
+26° 42′ 24″
Magnitude
8.28
Distance
≈ 238 ly
Data: gaia-dr3