How to see it
HIP 66561 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66561: right ascension 13h 38m 41s, declination −51° 6′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66561. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66561, HD 118533, Gaia DR3 6069546253985124352. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6069546253985124352
- HIP
- 66561
- HD
- 118533
- gaia_dr3
- 6069546253985124352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6069546253985124352
- HD 118533
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16