How to see it
HIP 66405 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66405: right ascension 13h 36m 51s, declination −34° 28′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66405. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66405, HD 118319, Gaia DR3 6165218402842055168. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6165218402842055168
- HIP
- 66405
- HD
- 118319
- gaia_dr3
- 6165218402842055168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20