How to see it
HIP 66470 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66470: right ascension 13h 37m 39s, declination +42° 12′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 66470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66470, HD 118669, Gaia DR3 1501091314767079040. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1501091314767079040
- HIP
- 66470
- HD
- 118669
- gaia_dr3
- 1501091314767079040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51