How to see it
16Kap Crt has a visual magnitude of about 5.82: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 16Kap Crt: right ascension 11h 27m 9s, declination −12° 21′ 24″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
16Kap Crt. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55874, HD 99564, Gaia DR3 3562324219802017152.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3562324219802017152
- HIP
- 55874
- HD
- 99564
- gaia_dr3
- 3562324219802017152
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 16Kap Crt
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.82