How to see it
HIP 59407 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59407: right ascension 12h 11m 12s, declination +56° 39′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59407. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59407, HD 105897, Gaia DR3 1575216884017385984. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1575216884017385984
- HIP
- 59407
- HD
- 105897
- gaia_dr3
- 1575216884017385984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1575216884017385984
- HD 105897
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17