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Catalog/Apus/HIP 76940

HIP 76940

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HIP 76940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76940: right ascension 15h 42m 38s, declination −73° 39′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).

HIP 76940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76940, HD 139173, Gaia DR3 5794136149053906944. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 76940
Right ascension
15h 42m 38s
Declination
−73° 39′ 20″
Magnitude
8.52
Distance
≈ 1,399 ly
Data: gaia-dr3