How to see it
HIP 60870 has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 60870: right ascension 12h 28m 33s, declination −56° 24′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 60870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 60870, HD 108570, Gaia DR3 6071949167940330880. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6071949167940330880
- HIP
- 60870
- HD
- 108570
- gaia_dr3
- 6071949167940330880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.90