How to see it
HIP 58242 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58242: right ascension 11h 56m 44s, declination −47° 4′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 58242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58242, HD 103746, Gaia DR3 5377412961426910592. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5377412961426910592
- HIP
- 58242
- HD
- 103746
- gaia_dr3
- 5377412961426910592
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17