How to see it
HIP 66259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66259: right ascension 13h 34m 50s, declination −50° 47′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66259, HD 117941, Gaia DR3 6069988017140634624. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6069988017140634624
- HIP
- 66259
- HD
- 117941
- gaia_dr3
- 6069988017140634624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6069988017140634624
- HD 117941
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.95