How to see it
HIP 66170 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66170: right ascension 13h 33m 47s, declination −68° 31′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 66170. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66170, HD 117653, Gaia DR3 5844513332320207872. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5844513332320207872
- HIP
- 66170
- HD
- 117653
- gaia_dr3
- 5844513332320207872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5844513332320207872
- HD 117653
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61