How to see it
HIP 54960 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54960: right ascension 11h 15m 18s, declination −19° 38′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 54960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54960, HD 97864, Gaia DR3 3539823951290865280. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3539823951290865280
- HIP
- 54960
- HD
- 97864
- gaia_dr3
- 3539823951290865280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88