How to see it
HIP 54420 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 54420: right ascension 11h 8m 10s, declination −21° 31′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 54420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 54420, HD 96696, Gaia DR3 3539199737923837440. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3539199737923837440
- HIP
- 54420
- HD
- 96696
- gaia_dr3
- 3539199737923837440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3539199737923837440
- HD 96696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22