How to see it
HIP 59943 has a visual magnitude of about 6.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59943: right ascension 12h 17m 46s, declination −63° 36′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59943, HD 106873, Gaia DR3 6054148521399400960. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6054148521399400960
- HIP
- 59943
- HD
- 106873
- gaia_dr3
- 6054148521399400960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.32