How to see it
HIP 59785 has a visual magnitude of about 5.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59785: right ascension 12h 15m 30s, declination −41° 54′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 59785. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59785, HD 106572, Gaia DR3 6148297468647884928. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6148297468647884928
- HIP
- 59785
- HD
- 106572
- gaia_dr3
- 6148297468647884928
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.97