How to see it
HIP 59287 has a visual magnitude of about 8.80: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59287: right ascension 12h 9m 43s, declination +68° 33′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 59287. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59287, HD 105662, Gaia DR3 1681996677303474688. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1681996677303474688
- HIP
- 59287
- HD
- 105662
- gaia_dr3
- 1681996677303474688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1681996677303474688
- HD 105662
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.80