How to see it
HIP 59626 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59626: right ascension 12h 13m 38s, declination −38° 47′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 59626. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59626, HD 106258, Gaia DR3 6151105586985092096. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6151105586985092096
- HIP
- 59626
- HD
- 106258
- gaia_dr3
- 6151105586985092096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6151105586985092096
- HD 106258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.74