How to see it
HIP 66563 has a visual magnitude of about 5.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66563: right ascension 13h 38m 42s, declination −29° 33′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66563. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66563, HD 118646, Gaia DR3 6175834462486641920. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6175834462486641920
- HIP
- 66563
- HD
- 118646
- gaia_dr3
- 6175834462486641920
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.73