Its story
HIP 59396 has a visual magnitude of about 5.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59396: right ascension 12h 11m 5s, declination −61° 16′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
HIP 59396. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59396, HD 105841, Gaia DR3 6057841574782313984. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 59396
- Right ascension
- 12h 11m 05s
- Declination
- −61° 16′ 39″
- Magnitude
- 5.98
- Distance
- ≈ 289 ly
Data: gaia-dr3