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HIP 6940

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HIP 6940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6940: right ascension 1h 29m 24s, declination −55° 35′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 6940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6940, HD 9209, Gaia DR3 4910877739530658816. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 6940
Right ascension
1h 29m 24s
Declination
−55° 35′ 14″
Magnitude
8.73
Distance
≈ 2,284 ly
Data: gaia-dr3