How to see it
59 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 6.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 59 Aur: right ascension 6h 53m 1s, declination +38° 52′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
59 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33041, HD 50018, Gaia DR3 944319036146041984. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 944319036146041984
- HIP
- 33041
- HD
- 50018
- gaia_dr3
- 944319036146041984
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 59 Aur
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 944319036146041984
- HD 50018
- HIP 33041
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.02