How to see it
Matza has a visual magnitude of about 7.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Matza: right ascension 13h 24m 36s, declination −51° 30′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
Matza. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 65426, HD 116434, Gaia DR3 6070080754075553792. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6070080754075553792
- HIP
- 65426
- HD
- 116434
- gaia_dr3
- 6070080754075553792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6070080754075553792
- HD 116434
- HIP 65426
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.00