How to see it
HIP 59408 has a visual magnitude of about 9.29: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59408: right ascension 12h 11m 12s, declination +58° 22′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 59408. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59408, HD 105896, Gaia DR3 1575807871517646848. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1575807871517646848
- HIP
- 59408
- HD
- 105896
- gaia_dr3
- 1575807871517646848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1575807871517646848
- HD 105896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.29