How to see it
HIP 59983 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59983: right ascension 12h 18m 9s, declination −3° 57′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 59983. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59983, HD 106975, Gaia DR3 3597178944562299392. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3597178944562299392
- HIP
- 59983
- HD
- 106975
- gaia_dr3
- 3597178944562299392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3597178944562299392
- HD 106975
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88