How to see it
HIP 59260 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59260: right ascension 12h 9m 21s, declination −23° 47′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Corvus constellation (IAU figure Crv).
Catalog context
HIP 59260. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59260, HD 105574, Gaia DR3 3489829466812672000. In the SkyKeepsake Corvus (Crv) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3489829466812672000
- HIP
- 59260
- HD
- 105574
- gaia_dr3
- 3489829466812672000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3489829466812672000
- HD 105574
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.84