How to see it
HIP 66579 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 66579: right ascension 13h 38m 53s, declination +24° 15′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 66579. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66579, HD 118823, Gaia DR3 1444683653842011136. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1444683653842011136
- HIP
- 66579
- HD
- 118823
- gaia_dr3
- 1444683653842011136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1444683653842011136
- HD 118823
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.96