How to see it
59 Hya has a visual magnitude of about 6.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 59 Hya: right ascension 14h 58m 39s, declination −27° 39′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
59 Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73284, HD 132219, Gaia DR3 6224502111316653312. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6224502111316653312
- HIP
- 73284
- HD
- 132219
- gaia_dr3
- 6224502111316653312
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 59 Hya
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.35