How to see it
HIP 58261 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 58261: right ascension 11h 56m 54s, declination +40° 21′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 58261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 58261, HD 103739, Gaia DR3 4035053776673357824. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4035053776673357824
- HIP
- 58261
- HD
- 103739
- gaia_dr3
- 4035053776673357824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4035053776673357824
- HD 103739
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68