How to see it
HIP 66971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66971: right ascension 13h 43m 35s, declination +35° 20′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 66971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66971, HD 119617, Gaia DR3 1471291044960679168. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1471291044960679168
- HIP
- 66971
- HD
- 119617
- gaia_dr3
- 1471291044960679168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1471291044960679168
- HD 119617
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25