How to see it
HIP 66241 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66241: right ascension 13h 34m 34s, declination −63° 16′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 66241. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66241, HD 117843, Gaia DR3 5865064510371067904. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5865064510371067904
- HIP
- 66241
- HD
- 117843
- gaia_dr3
- 5865064510371067904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5865064510371067904
- HD 117843
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27