How to see it
HIP 57959 has a visual magnitude of about 10.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 57959: right ascension 11h 53m 16s, declination −7° 22′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
HIP 57959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57959, Gaia DR3 3595317540095019520. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3595317540095019520
- HIP
- 57959
- gaia_dr3
- 3595317540095019520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3595317540095019520
- Gl 452A
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.85