How to see it
HIP 58779 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58779: right ascension 12h 3m 20s, declination −55° 48′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 58779. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58779, HD 104695, Gaia DR3 6075723585203606528. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6075723585203606528
- HIP
- 58779
- HD
- 104695
- gaia_dr3
- 6075723585203606528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6075723585203606528
- HD 104695
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79