How to see it
HIP 59809 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59809: right ascension 12h 15m 55s, declination −63° 58′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59809, HD 106603, Gaia DR3 6053371613357878272. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6053371613357878272
- HIP
- 59809
- HD
- 106603
- gaia_dr3
- 6053371613357878272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6053371613357878272
- HD 106603
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.85