How to see it
HIP 65557 has a visual magnitude of about 6.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 65557: right ascension 13h 26m 26s, declination −34° 0′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 65557. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 65557, HD 116788, Gaia DR3 6168084623497221248. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6168084623497221248
- HIP
- 65557
- HD
- 116788
- gaia_dr3
- 6168084623497221248
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.62