How to see it
HIP 59016 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59016: right ascension 12h 6m 2s, declination −54° 15′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59016. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59016, HD 105096, Gaia DR3 6076825364566764928. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6076825364566764928
- HIP
- 59016
- HD
- 105096
- gaia_dr3
- 6076825364566764928
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75