How to see it
HIP 66980 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 66980: right ascension 13h 43m 39s, declination +21° 5′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 66980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66980, HD 119563, Gaia DR3 1249453956897032192. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1249453956897032192
- HIP
- 66980
- HD
- 119563
- gaia_dr3
- 1249453956897032192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1249453956897032192
- HD 119563
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.74