How to see it
HIP 66499 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66499: right ascension 13h 37m 53s, declination −2° 5′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 66499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66499, HD 118580, Gaia DR3 3637487143913349632. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3637487143913349632
- HIP
- 66499
- HD
- 118580
- gaia_dr3
- 3637487143913349632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3637487143913349632
- HD 118580
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54