How to see it
HIP 66710 has a visual magnitude of about 7.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66710: right ascension 13h 40m 26s, declination −86° 43′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 66710. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66710, HD 116877, Gaia DR3 5766164332717635584. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5766164332717635584
- HIP
- 66710
- HD
- 116877
- gaia_dr3
- 5766164332717635584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5766164332717635584
- HD 116877
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.37