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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
HIP 59742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59742, HD 106500, Gaia DR3 3473352804034293888.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3473352804034293888
- HIP
- 59742
- HD
- 106500
- gaia_dr3
- 3473352804034293888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21