Its story

HIP 66427 has a visual magnitude of about 5.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66427: right ascension 13h 37m 6s, declination −44° 8′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 66427. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66427, HD 118338, Gaia DR3 6111468124088702080. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.