How to see it
HIP 57981 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57981: right ascension 11h 53m 36s, declination −46° 44′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 57981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57981, HD 103281, Gaia DR3 5377623479246690176. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5377623479246690176
- HIP
- 57981
- HD
- 103281
- gaia_dr3
- 5377623479246690176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93