How to see it
HIP 66950 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66950: right ascension 13h 43m 19s, declination −46° 2′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66950, HD 119278, Gaia DR3 6107296263433098240. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6107296263433098240
- HIP
- 66950
- HD
- 119278
- gaia_dr3
- 6107296263433098240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6107296263433098240
- HD 119278
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29