How to see it
HIP 59885 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59885: right ascension 12h 16m 53s, declination +45° 5′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59885. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59885, Gaia DR3 1538875550818433792. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1538875550818433792
- HIP
- 59885
- gaia_dr3
- 1538875550818433792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1538875550818433792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44