How to see it
HIP 59734 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59734: right ascension 12h 15m 0s, declination −56° 6′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59734. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59734, HD 106475, Gaia DR3 6072534864046270464. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6072534864046270464
- HIP
- 59734
- HD
- 106475
- gaia_dr3
- 6072534864046270464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6072534864046270464
- HD 106475
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94