How to see it
HIP 58859 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58859: right ascension 12h 4m 17s, declination −51° 28′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 58859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58859, HD 104839, Gaia DR3 6126340152734132864. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6126340152734132864
- HIP
- 58859
- HD
- 104839
- gaia_dr3
- 6126340152734132864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48