How to see it
HIP 66966 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66966: right ascension 13h 43m 30s, declination −4° 16′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 66966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66966, HD 119461, Gaia DR3 3633886552570839552. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3633886552570839552
- HIP
- 66966
- HD
- 119461
- gaia_dr3
- 3633886552570839552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3633886552570839552
- HD 119461
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67