How to see it
HIP 58712 has a visual magnitude of about 7.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58712: right ascension 12h 2m 32s, declination −39° 1′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 58712. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58712, HD 104579, Gaia DR3 3459630520963894272. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3459630520963894272
- HIP
- 58712
- HD
- 104579
- gaia_dr3
- 3459630520963894272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3459630520963894272
- HD 104579
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.10