How to see it
HIP 57979 has a visual magnitude of about 7.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57979: right ascension 11h 53m 34s, declination −16° 6′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 57979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57979, HD 103276, Gaia DR3 3568523403799575552. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3568523403799575552
- HIP
- 57979
- HD
- 103276
- gaia_dr3
- 3568523403799575552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3568523403799575552
- HD 103276
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.18