How to see it
HIP 66782 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66782: right ascension 13h 41m 13s, declination −46° 1′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66782. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66782, HD 118962, Gaia DR3 6108047680853488896. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6108047680853488896
- HIP
- 66782
- HD
- 118962
- gaia_dr3
- 6108047680853488896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44