How to see it
59 Ori has a visual magnitude of about 5.87: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 59 Ori: right ascension 5h 58m 24s, declination +1° 50′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
59 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28271, HD 40372, Gaia DR3 3315169399041560832. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3315169399041560832
- HIP
- 28271
- HD
- 40372
- gaia_dr3
- 3315169399041560832
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 59 Ori
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.87