How to see it
HIP 66679 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66679: right ascension 13h 40m 9s, declination −27° 34′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Corvus constellation (IAU figure Crv).
Catalog context
HIP 66679. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66679, HD 118877, Gaia DR3 6176675657600652416. In the SkyKeepsake Corvus (Crv) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6176675657600652416
- HIP
- 66679
- HD
- 118877
- gaia_dr3
- 6176675657600652416
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30