How to see it
HIP 70809 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70809: right ascension 14h 28m 52s, declination −47° 59′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 70809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70809, HD 126759, Gaia DR3 6091918635553456384. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6091918635553456384
- HIP
- 70809
- HD
- 126759
- gaia_dr3
- 6091918635553456384
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38