How to see it
HIP 59560 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59560: right ascension 12h 12m 52s, declination −59° 39′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59560. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59560, HD 106132, Gaia DR3 6058972663008775808. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6058972663008775808
- HIP
- 59560
- HD
- 106132
- gaia_dr3
- 6058972663008775808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63