How to see it
HIP 70859 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70859: right ascension 14h 29m 23s, declination −50° 6′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 70859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70859, HD 126823, Gaia DR3 5899454657031968128. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5899454657031968128
- HIP
- 70859
- HD
- 126823
- gaia_dr3
- 5899454657031968128
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57