How to see it
HIP 59246 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59246: right ascension 12h 9m 13s, declination +17° 11′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 59246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59246, HD 105548, Gaia DR3 3925705940834183936. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3925705940834183936
- HIP
- 59246
- HD
- 105548
- gaia_dr3
- 3925705940834183936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38