How to see it
HIP 59101 has a visual magnitude of about 9.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59101: right ascension 12h 7m 11s, declination −61° 15′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59101. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59101, HD 105256, Gaia DR3 6058512856654062592. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6058512856654062592
- HIP
- 59101
- HD
- 105256
- gaia_dr3
- 6058512856654062592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6058512856654062592
- HD 105256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.03