Its story

HIP 59796 has a visual magnitude of about 5.87: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59796: right ascension 12h 15m 41s, declination +72° 33′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).

HIP 59796. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59796, HD 106677, Gaia DR3 1690218825255945216. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.