How to see it
HIP 59744 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59744: right ascension 12h 15m 7s, declination +58° 56′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59744. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59744, HD 106539, Gaia DR3 1575887654829943296. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1575887654829943296
- HIP
- 59744
- HD
- 106539
- gaia_dr3
- 1575887654829943296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1575887654829943296
- HD 106539
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07