How to see it
HIP 58388 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 58388: right ascension 11h 58m 20s, declination −40° 56′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 58388. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58388, HD 103974, Gaia DR3 3458856567856703488. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3458856567856703488
- HIP
- 58388
- HD
- 103974
- gaia_dr3
- 3458856567856703488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3458856567856703488
- HD 103974
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60