How to see it
HIP 59240 has a visual magnitude of about 7.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59240: right ascension 12h 9m 3s, declination +53° 40′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59240, HD 105536, Gaia DR3 1572979721453586688. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1572979721453586688
- HIP
- 59240
- HD
- 105536
- gaia_dr3
- 1572979721453586688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1572979721453586688
- HD 105536
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.89