How to see it
HIP 59555 has a visual magnitude of about 9.31: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59555: right ascension 12h 12m 52s, declination −44° 53′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 59555. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59555, Gaia DR3 6143850287711244288. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6143850287711244288
- HIP
- 59555
- gaia_dr3
- 6143850287711244288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6143850287711244288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.31