How to see it
HIP 66904 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66904: right ascension 13h 42m 41s, declination −61° 44′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 66904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66904, Gaia DR3 5865722327508244608. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5865722327508244608
- HIP
- 66904
- gaia_dr3
- 5865722327508244608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77