How to see it
HIP 58301 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 58301: right ascension 11h 57m 20s, declination −49° 21′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 58301. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58301, HD 103856, Gaia DR3 5371127706289715712. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5371127706289715712
- HIP
- 58301
- HD
- 103856
- gaia_dr3
- 5371127706289715712
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.62