How to see it
HIP 58960 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58960: right ascension 12h 5m 23s, declination −62° 58′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 58960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58960, HD 105016, Gaia DR3 6057378023215262848. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6057378023215262848
- HIP
- 58960
- HD
- 105016
- gaia_dr3
- 6057378023215262848
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64