How to see it
HIP 53868 has a visual magnitude of about 6.61: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53868: right ascension 11h 1m 15s, declination −9° 46′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 53868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53868, HD 95501, Gaia DR3 3759549599070793600. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3759549599070793600
- HIP
- 53868
- HD
- 95501
- gaia_dr3
- 3759549599070793600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.61