How to see it
HIP 66958 has a visual magnitude of about 6.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66958: right ascension 13h 43m 26s, declination +45° 31′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 66958. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66958, HD 119637, Gaia DR3 1503348543419347456. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1503348543419347456
- HIP
- 66958
- HD
- 119637
- gaia_dr3
- 1503348543419347456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1503348543419347456
- HD 119637
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.36