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Catalog/Norma/HIP 79978

HIP 79978

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HIP 79978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79978: right ascension 16h 19m 30s, declination −49° 45′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 79978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79978, HD 146628, Gaia DR3 5935507879516273664. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 79978
Right ascension
16h 19m 30s
Declination
−49° 45′ 41″
Magnitude
9.78
Distance
≈ 8,367 ly
Data: gaia-dr3