---
title: "HIP 59574"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-59574"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 59574 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-59574"
---

# HIP 59574

HIP 59574 is a white [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Coma Berenices](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/coma-berenices), 1016 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 10.06 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** White star
- **HOW FAR:** 1016 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.06 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Coma Berenices](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/coma-berenices) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | White star |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 1016 ly +674 / −290 — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.06 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 2.59 |
| CONSTELLATION | Coma Berenices |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 12h 12m 58.0s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +24° 09′ 30.7″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Luminosity (visual) | 7.99466 L☉ |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.28 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −3.36 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −0.98 mas/yr |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 59574

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 59574 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-59574

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-59574,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 59574}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-59574},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-59574