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Catalog/Octans/HIP 78948

HIP 78948

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HIP 78948 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78948: right ascension 16h 7m 1s, declination −86° 9′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 78948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78948, HD 139760, Gaia DR3 5765703396827652096. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 78948
Right ascension
16h 07m 01s
Declination
−86° 09′ 38″
Magnitude
9.41
Distance
≈ 425 ly
Data: gaia-dr3