How to see it
HIP 58961 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58961: right ascension 12h 5m 24s, declination +38° 39′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 58961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58961, HD 104997, Gaia DR3 4033864693499720704. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4033864693499720704
- HIP
- 58961
- HD
- 104997
- gaia_dr3
- 4033864693499720704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4033864693499720704
- HD 104997
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32