How to see it
HIP 59448 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 59448: right ascension 12h 11m 38s, declination −54° 25′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59448. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59448, HD 105938, Gaia DR3 6076676861777505408. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6076676861777505408
- HIP
- 59448
- HD
- 105938
- gaia_dr3
- 6076676861777505408
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67