How to see it
HIP 59985 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59985: right ascension 12h 18m 11s, declination −65° 39′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 59985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59985, HD 106944, Gaia DR3 5860790743021513728. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5860790743021513728
- HIP
- 59985
- HD
- 106944
- gaia_dr3
- 5860790743021513728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5860790743021513728
- HD 106944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97