How to see it
HIP 36168 has a visual magnitude of about 5.53: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 36168: right ascension 7h 26m 59s, declination −23° 5′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 36168. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36168, HD 58978, Gaia DR3 5618635367207942400. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5618635367207942400
- HIP
- 36168
- HD
- 58978
- gaia_dr3
- 5618635367207942400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.53