How to see it
HIP 66496 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66496: right ascension 13h 37m 53s, declination +13° 26′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 66496. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66496, HD 118624, Gaia DR3 3740644664861127680. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3740644664861127680
- HIP
- 66496
- HD
- 118624
- gaia_dr3
- 3740644664861127680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3740644664861127680
- HD 118624
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40