How to see it
HIP 66706 has a visual magnitude of about 7.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66706: right ascension 13h 40m 25s, declination −5° 14′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 66706. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66706, HD 118957, Gaia DR3 3632674856397196800. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3632674856397196800
- HIP
- 66706
- HD
- 118957
- gaia_dr3
- 3632674856397196800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3632674856397196800
- HD 118957
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.96