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Catalog/Taurus/HIP 15996

HIP 15996

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HIP 15996 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15996: right ascension 3h 26m 3s, declination +20° 14′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 15996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15996, HD 21213, Gaia DR3 57939765955708160. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 15996
Right ascension
3h 26m 03s
Declination
+20° 14′ 44″
Magnitude
8.87
Distance
≈ 880 ly
Data: gaia-dr3