How to see it
HIP 59742 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59742: right ascension 12h 15m 6s, declination −29° 14′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Corvus constellation (IAU figure Crv).
Catalog context
HIP 59742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59742, HD 106500, Gaia DR3 3473352804034293888. In the SkyKeepsake Corvus (Crv) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3473352804034293888
- HIP
- 59742
- HD
- 106500
- gaia_dr3
- 3473352804034293888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21