How to see it
HIP 69956 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 69956: right ascension 14h 18m 56s, declination −71° 23′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 69956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 69956, HD 124729, Gaia DR3 5797795564277905664. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5797795564277905664
- HIP
- 69956
- HD
- 124729
- gaia_dr3
- 5797795564277905664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81