Its story
HIP 59996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59996: right ascension 12h 18m 17s, declination −63° 16′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
HIP 59996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59996, Gaia DR3 6054171095749135360. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 59996
- Right ascension
- 12h 18m 17s
- Declination
- −63° 16′ 48″
- Magnitude
- 9.85
- Distance
- ≈ 44,495 ly
Data: gaia-dr3