How to see it
HIP 59879 has a visual magnitude of about 6.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59879: right ascension 12h 16m 55s, declination +86° 26′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 59879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59879, HD 107113, Gaia DR3 1727087236841921024. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1727087236841921024
- HIP
- 59879
- HD
- 107113
- gaia_dr3
- 1727087236841921024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1727087236841921024
- HD 107113
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.22