Its story

HIP 60494 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 60494: right ascension 12h 24m 6s, declination +77° 6′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).

HIP 60494. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 60494, HD 108074, Gaia DR3 1693056076355904768. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.