How to see it
HIP 59687 has a visual magnitude of about 7.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59687: right ascension 12h 14m 27s, declination +8° 46′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 59687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59687, Gaia DR3 3904895793493364608. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3904895793493364608
- HIP
- 59687
- gaia_dr3
- 3904895793493364608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3904895793493364608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.37