How to see it
HIP 66538 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66538: right ascension 13h 38m 21s, declination +27° 17′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 66538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66538, HD 118743, Gaia DR3 1448693126072144384. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1448693126072144384
- HIP
- 66538
- HD
- 118743
- gaia_dr3
- 1448693126072144384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1448693126072144384
- HD 118743
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12