Its story

HIP 59052 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59052: right ascension 12h 6m 32s, declination +74° 40′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).

HIP 59052. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59052, HD 105179, Gaia DR3 1691044421049716736. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.