How to see it
HIP 59901 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59901: right ascension 12h 17m 8s, declination −57° 42′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59901. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59901, HD 106809, Gaia DR3 6071767714165417984. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6071767714165417984
- HIP
- 59901
- HD
- 106809
- gaia_dr3
- 6071767714165417984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6071767714165417984
- HD 106809
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.89