How to see it
HIP 59844 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59844: right ascension 12h 16m 17s, declination −56° 17′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59844. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59844, Gaia DR3 6072844857596746112. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6072844857596746112
- HIP
- 59844
- gaia_dr3
- 6072844857596746112
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83