How to see it
HIP 59685 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 59685: right ascension 12h 14m 22s, declination +47° 2′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59685. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59685, HD 106420, Gaia DR3 1545138300330867456. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1545138300330867456
- HIP
- 59685
- HD
- 106420
- gaia_dr3
- 1545138300330867456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1545138300330867456
- HD 106420
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16