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HIP 59960

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HIP 59960 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59960: right ascension 12h 17m 53s, declination −55° 58′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 59960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59960, HD 106906, Gaia DR3 6072902994276659200. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 59960
Right ascension
12h 17m 53s
Declination
−55° 58′ 32″
Magnitude
7.70
Distance
≈ 334 ly
Data: gaia-dr3