How to see it
HIP 59986 has a visual magnitude of about 8.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59986: right ascension 12h 18m 11s, declination +22° 42′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 59986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59986, HD 106985, Gaia DR3 3953518740293862912. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3953518740293862912
- HIP
- 59986
- HD
- 106985
- gaia_dr3
- 3953518740293862912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3953518740293862912
- HD 106985
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.59