How to see it
HIP 59279 has a visual magnitude of about 7.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59279: right ascension 12h 9m 37s, declination −52° 8′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59279, HD 105610, Gaia DR3 6125350626626665472. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6125350626626665472
- HIP
- 59279
- HD
- 105610
- gaia_dr3
- 6125350626626665472
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6125350626626665472
- HD 105610
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17