How to see it
HIP 66659 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66659: right ascension 13h 39m 54s, declination −9° 17′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 66659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66659, HD 118891, Gaia DR3 3618102788276201984. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3618102788276201984
- HIP
- 66659
- HD
- 118891
- gaia_dr3
- 3618102788276201984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3618102788276201984
- HD 118891
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.69