How to see it
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.
Sky position
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).
Catalog context
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.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6054171095749135360
- HIP
- 59996
- gaia_dr3
- 6054171095749135360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6054171095749135360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.85