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Catalog/Cetus/HIP 5968

HIP 5968

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HIP 5968 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5968: right ascension 1h 16m 43s, declination −18° 9′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 5968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5968, HD 7717, Gaia DR3 2355160748580039168. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 5968
Right ascension
1h 16m 43s
Declination
−18° 09′ 14″
Magnitude
8.94
Distance
≈ 360 ly
Data: gaia-dr3