How to see it
HIP 59261 has a visual magnitude of about 9.26: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59261: right ascension 12h 9m 21s, declination +52° 34′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59261, HD 233901, Gaia DR3 1548891929949787392. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1548891929949787392
- HIP
- 59261
- HD
- 233901
- gaia_dr3
- 1548891929949787392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1548891929949787392
- HD 233901
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.26