How to see it
HIP 66802 has a visual magnitude of about 6.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66802: right ascension 13h 41m 37s, declination −45° 29′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66802. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66802, HD 118998, Gaia DR3 6108122791241982464. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6108122791241982464
- HIP
- 66802
- HD
- 118998
- gaia_dr3
- 6108122791241982464
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.50