How to see it
HIP 59688 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59688: right ascension 12h 14m 26s, declination −13° 0′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Corvus constellation (IAU figure Crv).
Catalog context
HIP 59688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59688, HD 106403, Gaia DR3 3571051043591558144. In the SkyKeepsake Corvus (Crv) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3571051043591558144
- HIP
- 59688
- HD
- 106403
- gaia_dr3
- 3571051043591558144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3571051043591558144
- HD 106403
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.91