How to see it
HIP 59970 has a visual magnitude of about 7.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59970: right ascension 12h 17m 58s, declination +1° 34′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 59970. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59970, HD 106965, Gaia DR3 3700872580506242560. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3700872580506242560
- HIP
- 59970
- HD
- 106965
- gaia_dr3
- 3700872580506242560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3700872580506242560
- HD 106965
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.56