Its story

HIP 59901 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59901: right ascension 12h 17m 8s, declination −57° 42′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 59901. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59901, HD 106809, Gaia DR3 6071767714165417984. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.