How to see it
HIP 59873 has a visual magnitude of about 9.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59873: right ascension 12h 16m 45s, declination +37° 37′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59873, Gaia DR3 1532377299658788864. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1532377299658788864
- HIP
- 59873
- gaia_dr3
- 1532377299658788864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1532377299658788864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.01