How to see it
HIP 66562 has a visual magnitude of about 6.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66562: right ascension 13h 38m 41s, declination +74° 18′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 66562. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66562, HD 119227, Gaia DR3 1712509735586810880. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1712509735586810880
- HIP
- 66562
- HD
- 119227
- gaia_dr3
- 1712509735586810880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1712509735586810880
- HD 119227
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.41