How to see it
HIP 59940 has a visual magnitude of about 9.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59940: right ascension 12h 17m 42s, declination −51° 29′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59940, Gaia DR3 6125779711035925504. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6125779711035925504
- HIP
- 59940
- gaia_dr3
- 6125779711035925504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6125779711035925504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.28