How to see it
HIP 66576 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66576: right ascension 13h 38m 50s, declination −49° 29′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66576. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66576, HD 118566, Gaia DR3 6070636076165117952. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6070636076165117952
- HIP
- 66576
- HD
- 118566
- gaia_dr3
- 6070636076165117952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6070636076165117952
- HD 118566
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85