How to see it
HIP 59052 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59052: right ascension 12h 6m 32s, declination +74° 40′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 59052. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59052, HD 105179, Gaia DR3 1691044421049716736. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1691044421049716736
- HIP
- 59052
- HD
- 105179
- gaia_dr3
- 1691044421049716736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1691044421049716736
- HD 105179
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.69