How to see it
HIP 59079 has a visual magnitude of about 7.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59079: right ascension 12h 6m 56s, declination +47° 52′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59079. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59079, HD 105215, Gaia DR3 1545991315196099328. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1545991315196099328
- HIP
- 59079
- HD
- 105215
- gaia_dr3
- 1545991315196099328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1545991315196099328
- HD 105215
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.96