How to see it
HIP 66509 has a visual magnitude of about 8.64: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66509: right ascension 13h 38m 1s, declination +19° 8′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 66509. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66509, HD 118659, Gaia DR3 1248784766632571648. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1248784766632571648
- HIP
- 66509
- HD
- 118659
- gaia_dr3
- 1248784766632571648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1248784766632571648
- HD 118659
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.64