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Catalog/Cetus/HIP 12946

HIP 12946

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HIP 12946 has a visual magnitude of about 10.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12946: right ascension 2h 46m 30s, declination +3° 18′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12946, Gaia DR3 4799269471629952. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 12946
Right ascension
2h 46m 30s
Declination
+3° 18′ 38″
Magnitude
10.74
Distance
≈ 1,158 ly
Data: gaia-dr3