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Catalog/Vela/HIP 43956

HIP 43956

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HIP 43956 has a visual magnitude of about 10.05: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43956: right ascension 8h 57m 8s, declination −43° 14′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 43956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43956, Gaia DR3 5332088102825886720. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 43956
Right ascension
8h 57m 08s
Declination
−43° 14′ 39″
Magnitude
10.05
Distance
≈ 2,787 ly
Data: gaia-dr3