How to see it
71 Ori has a visual magnitude of about 5.07: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 71 Ori: right ascension 6h 14m 51s, declination +19° 9′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
71 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29650, HD 43042, Gaia DR3 3374052988354372992. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3374052988354372992
- HIP
- 29650
- HD
- 43042
- gaia_dr3
- 3374052988354372992
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 71 Ori
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.07