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HIP 110668 — Star in Indus

Magnitude 5.8m Star Indus (Ind) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.78
Spectral Type F3III giant
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.38)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 25m 10.5s
Dec -70° 25' 54.0"
Constellation Indus (Ind)
HR 8527
HIP 110668
HD 212211
SAO 258034
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Hard+ Hard V. hard+
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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