How to see it
HIP 59997 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59997: right ascension 12h 18m 18s, declination +42° 1′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59997, HD 107029, Gaia DR3 1536554309972444672. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1536554309972444672
- HIP
- 59997
- HD
- 107029
- gaia_dr3
- 1536554309972444672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1536554309972444672
- HD 107029
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43