How to see it
HIP 59704 has a visual magnitude of about 9.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59704: right ascension 12h 14m 40s, declination +45° 37′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59704. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59704, HD 106462, Gaia DR3 1539038755279614464. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1539038755279614464
- HIP
- 59704
- HD
- 106462
- gaia_dr3
- 1539038755279614464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1539038755279614464
- HD 106462
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.93