How to see it
HIP 59439 has a visual magnitude of about 6.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59439: right ascension 12h 11m 31s, declination −51° 21′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59439. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59439, HD 105920, Gaia DR3 6126205222038956544. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6126205222038956544
- HIP
- 59439
- HD
- 105920
- gaia_dr3
- 6126205222038956544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.05