How to see it
HIP 59972 has a visual magnitude of about 10.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59972: right ascension 12h 17m 58s, declination +49° 53′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59972, Gaia DR3 1547332994262086400. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1547332994262086400
- HIP
- 59972
- gaia_dr3
- 1547332994262086400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1547332994262086400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.50