How to see it
HIP 59511 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59511: right ascension 12h 12m 18s, declination +55° 42′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59511. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59511, HD 106102, Gaia DR3 1573617678714592128. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1573617678714592128
- HIP
- 59511
- HD
- 106102
- gaia_dr3
- 1573617678714592128
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86