How to see it
HIP 53996 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53996: right ascension 11h 2m 46s, declination −59° 44′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 53996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53996, HD 95880, Gaia DR3 5338535913946566400. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5338535913946566400
- HIP
- 53996
- HD
- 95880
- gaia_dr3
- 5338535913946566400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86