How to see it
HIP 66431 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66431: right ascension 13h 37m 9s, declination −42° 46′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66431, HD 118337, Gaia DR3 6111802027725081472. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6111802027725081472
- HIP
- 66431
- HD
- 118337
- gaia_dr3
- 6111802027725081472
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76