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Catalog/Capricornus/HIP 102478

HIP 102478

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HIP 102478 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102478: right ascension 20h 46m 0s, declination −6° 17′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).

HIP 102478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102478, HD 197774, Gaia DR3 6913321471520859136. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 102478
Right ascension
20h 46m 00s
Declination
−6° 17′ 36″
Magnitude
8.62
Distance
≈ 1,337 ly
Data: gaia-dr3