How to see it
HIP 59960 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59960: right ascension 12h 17m 53s, declination −55° 58′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59960, HD 106906, Gaia DR3 6072902994276659200. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6072902994276659200
- HIP
- 59960
- HD
- 106906
- gaia_dr3
- 6072902994276659200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6072902994276659200
- HD 106906
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70