How to see it
HIP 59222 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59222: right ascension 12h 8m 46s, declination −48° 22′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59222. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59222, HD 105500, Gaia DR3 6130693978252778496. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6130693978252778496
- HIP
- 59222
- HD
- 105500
- gaia_dr3
- 6130693978252778496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6130693978252778496
- HD 105500
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71