How to see it
HIP 59044 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59044: right ascension 12h 6m 19s, declination +46° 17′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59044. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59044, HD 105140, Gaia DR3 1539799381103837440. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1539799381103837440
- HIP
- 59044
- HD
- 105140
- gaia_dr3
- 1539799381103837440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1539799381103837440
- HD 105140
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92