How to see it
HIP 59973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59973: right ascension 12h 17m 59s, declination +32° 44′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59973, HD 106971, Gaia DR3 4016315903805043712. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4016315903805043712
- HIP
- 59973
- HD
- 106971
- gaia_dr3
- 4016315903805043712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4016315903805043712
- HD 106971
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.94