How to see it
HIP 59493 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59493: right ascension 12h 12m 3s, declination +46° 36′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59493, HD 106056, Gaia DR3 1539856074672227072. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1539856074672227072
- HIP
- 59493
- HD
- 106056
- gaia_dr3
- 1539856074672227072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1539856074672227072
- HD 106056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21