How to see it
HIP 65943 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 65943: right ascension 13h 31m 10s, declination −2° 15′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 65943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 65943, HD 117557, Gaia DR3 3637602901872601600. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3637602901872601600
- HIP
- 65943
- HD
- 117557
- gaia_dr3
- 3637602901872601600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3637602901872601600
- HD 117557
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28