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HIP 79754 — Star in Norma

Magnitude 5.4m Star Norma (Nor) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.44
Spectral Type M2III giant
Star Color Red (B-V 1.73)
Distance 163 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 16m 43.1s
Dec -53° 48' 40.0"
Constellation Norma (Nor)
HR 6055
HIP 79754
HD 146003
SAO 243526
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3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium Hard+ 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 Apr – Jun (peak: May)

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Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 6067
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.6 0.7° Norma
S Nor
Medium
Pulsating variable, period 9.8d
Variable Star mag 6.49 4.1° Norma
NGC 6165
Easy
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 6.71 6.3° Norma
Epsilon Nor
Easy
Easy double, sep 22.9″
Double Star mag 4.47 6.5° Norma
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