How to see it
HIP 59898 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59898: right ascension 12h 17m 6s, declination −65° 41′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 59898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59898, HD 106797, Gaia DR3 5860789299912353024. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5860789299912353024
- HIP
- 59898
- HD
- 106797
- gaia_dr3
- 5860789299912353024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06