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Catalog/Circinus/HIP 68259

HIP 68259

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HIP 68259 has a visual magnitude of about 9.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68259: right ascension 13h 58m 25s, declination −58° 44′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).

HIP 68259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68259, HD 121659, Gaia DR3 5870648036554315776. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 68259
Right ascension
13h 58m 25s
Declination
−58° 44′ 18″
Magnitude
9.76
Distance
≈ 1,182 ly
Data: gaia-dr3