How to see it
HIP 66820 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66820: right ascension 13h 41m 44s, declination −56° 21′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66820. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66820, HD 118966, Gaia DR3 6064212076432916480. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6064212076432916480
- HIP
- 66820
- HD
- 118966
- gaia_dr3
- 6064212076432916480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6064212076432916480
- HD 118966
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83