How to see it
HIP 58662 has a visual magnitude of about 6.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58662: right ascension 12h 1m 45s, declination −69° 11′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 58662. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58662, HD 104479, Gaia DR3 5859189991479617408. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5859189991479617408
- HIP
- 58662
- HD
- 104479
- gaia_dr3
- 5859189991479617408
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55