How to see it
HIP 59721 has a visual magnitude of about 9.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59721: right ascension 12h 14m 52s, declination −55° 47′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59721. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59721, Gaia DR3 6075548419252913152. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6075548419252913152
- HIP
- 59721
- gaia_dr3
- 6075548419252913152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6075548419252913152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.56