How to see it
HIP 58959 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58959: right ascension 12h 5m 23s, declination +31° 12′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 58959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58959, HD 104998, Gaia DR3 4014392578797689344. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4014392578797689344
- HIP
- 58959
- HD
- 104998
- gaia_dr3
- 4014392578797689344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4014392578797689344
- HD 104998
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01