How to see it
HIP 59457 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59457: right ascension 12h 11m 44s, declination −64° 56′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 59457. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59457, HD 105939, Gaia DR3 6053071687216787840. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6053071687216787840
- HIP
- 59457
- HD
- 105939
- gaia_dr3
- 6053071687216787840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74