How to see it
HIP 57938 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57938: right ascension 11h 52m 55s, declination −51° 5′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 57938. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57938, HD 103209, Gaia DR3 5369278362090480640. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5369278362090480640
- HIP
- 57938
- HD
- 103209
- gaia_dr3
- 5369278362090480640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5369278362090480640
- HD 103209
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.88