How to see it
HIP 59913 has a visual magnitude of about 8.82: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59913: right ascension 12h 17m 22s, declination −63° 13′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59913. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59913, HD 106840, Gaia DR3 6054219165008718848. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6054219165008718848
- HIP
- 59913
- HD
- 106840
- gaia_dr3
- 6054219165008718848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6054219165008718848
- HD 106840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.82