How to see it
HIP 70904 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 70904: right ascension 14h 29m 58s, declination −56° 7′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 70904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70904, HD 126859, Gaia DR3 5892612705441275904. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5892612705441275904
- HIP
- 70904
- HD
- 126859
- gaia_dr3
- 5892612705441275904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5892612705441275904
- HD 126859
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93