How to see it
HIP 58498 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 58498: right ascension 11h 59m 49s, declination −62° 49′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 58498. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58498, HD 104172, Gaia DR3 5334557983957740416. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5334557983957740416
- HIP
- 58498
- HD
- 104172
- gaia_dr3
- 5334557983957740416
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84