How to see it
HIP 58947 has a visual magnitude of about 7.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58947: right ascension 12h 5m 12s, declination +73° 27′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 58947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58947, HD 104986, Gaia DR3 1690517102143940608. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1690517102143940608
- HIP
- 58947
- HD
- 104986
- gaia_dr3
- 1690517102143940608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1690517102143940608
- HD 104986
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.18