How to see it
HIP 66795 has a visual magnitude of about 7.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66795: right ascension 13h 41m 26s, declination −61° 52′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 66795. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66795, HD 118885, Gaia DR3 5865714184224668672. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5865714184224668672
- HIP
- 66795
- HD
- 118885
- gaia_dr3
- 5865714184224668672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5865714184224668672
- HD 118885
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74