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Catalog/Draco/HIP 84973

HIP 84973

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Its story

HIP 84973 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 84973: right ascension 17h 22m 2s, declination +56° 37′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).

HIP 84973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84973, HD 157787, Gaia DR3 1420829955235900928. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 84973
Right ascension
17h 22m 02s
Declination
+56° 37′ 42″
Magnitude
8.62
Distance
≈ 869 ly
Data: gaia-dr3