How to see it
HIP 66381 has a visual magnitude of about 7.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66381: right ascension 13h 36m 35s, declination −47° 17′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66381. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66381, HD 118253, Gaia DR3 6083193392299801600. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6083193392299801600
- HIP
- 66381
- HD
- 118253
- gaia_dr3
- 6083193392299801600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6083193392299801600
- HD 118253
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.35