How to see it
HIP 59948 has a visual magnitude of about 9.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59948: right ascension 12h 17m 47s, declination −53° 15′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 59948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59948, HD 106905, Gaia DR3 6077150029735844864. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6077150029735844864
- HIP
- 59948
- HD
- 106905
- gaia_dr3
- 6077150029735844864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6077150029735844864
- HD 106905
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.88