How to see it
HIP 66294 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66294: right ascension 13h 35m 14s, declination +44° 11′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 66294. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66294, HD 118295, Gaia DR3 1501901345598817792. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1501901345598817792
- HIP
- 66294
- HD
- 118295
- gaia_dr3
- 1501901345598817792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1501901345598817792
- HD 118295
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81