How to see it
HIP 59917 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59917: right ascension 12h 17m 27s, declination +44° 1′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59917, HD 106885, Gaia DR3 1538439663177112064. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1538439663177112064
- HIP
- 59917
- HD
- 106885
- gaia_dr3
- 1538439663177112064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1538439663177112064
- HD 106885
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68