How to see it
HIP 59865 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59865: right ascension 12h 16m 38s, declination −63° 11′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59865, HD 106742, Gaia DR3 6054216931644194304. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6054216931644194304
- HIP
- 59865
- HD
- 106742
- gaia_dr3
- 6054216931644194304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84