How to see it
HIP 65901 has a visual magnitude of about 7.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 65901: right ascension 13h 30m 31s, declination −53° 55′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 65901. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 65901, HD 117294, Gaia DR3 6068622011390559232. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6068622011390559232
- HIP
- 65901
- HD
- 117294
- gaia_dr3
- 6068622011390559232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6068622011390559232
- HD 117294
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.32