How to see it
HIP 58538 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58538: right ascension 12h 0m 15s, declination −53° 16′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 58538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58538, HD 104251, Gaia DR3 6125196076524218368. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6125196076524218368
- HIP
- 58538
- HD
- 104251
- gaia_dr3
- 6125196076524218368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6125196076524218368
- HD 104251
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47