How to see it
HIP 65798 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 65798: right ascension 13h 29m 16s, declination −45° 32′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 65798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 65798, HD 117145, Gaia DR3 6087287561291252736. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6087287561291252736
- HIP
- 65798
- HD
- 117145
- gaia_dr3
- 6087287561291252736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6087287561291252736
- HD 117145
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60