How to see it
HIP 59440 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59440: right ascension 12h 11m 32s, declination +34° 15′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59440. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59440, HD 105946, Gaia DR3 4028704891588899840. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4028704891588899840
- HIP
- 59440
- HD
- 105946
- gaia_dr3
- 4028704891588899840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4028704891588899840
- HD 105946
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22