How to see it
HIP 59861 has a visual magnitude of about 10.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59861: right ascension 12h 16m 34s, declination +24° 36′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 59861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59861, Gaia DR3 4002339324309376000. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4002339324309376000
- HIP
- 59861
- gaia_dr3
- 4002339324309376000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4002339324309376000
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.63