How to see it
HIP 59488 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59488: right ascension 12h 12m 1s, declination −64° 30′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 59488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59488, HD 106000, Gaia DR3 6053284683212440832. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6053284683212440832
- HIP
- 59488
- HD
- 106000
- gaia_dr3
- 6053284683212440832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46