How to see it
HIP 66857 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66857: right ascension 13h 42m 7s, declination +65° 16′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 66857. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66857, HD 119581, Gaia DR3 1665979782183855104. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1665979782183855104
- HIP
- 66857
- HD
- 119581
- gaia_dr3
- 1665979782183855104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1665979782183855104
- HD 119581
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58