How to see it
HIP 59794 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59794: right ascension 12h 15m 38s, declination +57° 36′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59794. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59794, HD 106617, Gaia DR3 1575700634774585856. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1575700634774585856
- HIP
- 59794
- HD
- 106617
- gaia_dr3
- 1575700634774585856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1575700634774585856
- HD 106617
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12