How to see it
HIP 59312 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59312: right ascension 12h 10m 5s, declination +51° 18′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59312. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59312, HD 105720, Gaia DR3 1548358976048653824. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1548358976048653824
- HIP
- 59312
- HD
- 105720
- gaia_dr3
- 1548358976048653824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1548358976048653824
- HD 105720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16