How to see it
Eta Cru has a visual magnitude of about 4.06: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Eta Cru: right ascension 12h 6m 53s, declination −64° 36′ 50″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Eta Cru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59072, HD 105211, Gaia DR3 6053245135154609280.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6053245135154609280
- HIP
- 59072
- HD
- 105211
- gaia_dr3
- 6053245135154609280
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Eta Cru
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.06