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HIP 55008

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HIP 55008 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 55008: right ascension 11h 15m 46s, declination −29° 33′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).

HIP 55008. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55008, HD 97956, Gaia DR3 3530838433029903872. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 55008
Right ascension
11h 15m 46s
Declination
−29° 33′ 26″
Magnitude
8.49
Distance
≈ 509 ly
Data: gaia-dr3