How to see it
HIP 66862 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66862: right ascension 13h 42m 16s, declination +37° 49′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 66862. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66862, Gaia DR3 1472589843070755584. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1472589843070755584
- HIP
- 66862
- gaia_dr3
- 1472589843070755584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1472589843070755584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.50