How to see it
HIP 57809 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57809: right ascension 11h 51m 13s, declination −43° 55′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 57809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57809, HD 102981, Gaia DR3 5378351119718990720. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5378351119718990720
- HIP
- 57809
- HD
- 102981
- gaia_dr3
- 5378351119718990720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60