How to see it
HIP 53966 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 53966: right ascension 11h 2m 25s, declination −73° 27′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 53966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 53966, HD 95999, Gaia DR3 5226264369262069760. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5226264369262069760
- HIP
- 53966
- HD
- 95999
- gaia_dr3
- 5226264369262069760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5226264369262069760
- HD 95999
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34