How to see it
HIP 71861 has a visual magnitude of about 6.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 71861: right ascension 14h 41m 56s, declination −58° 36′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 71861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 71861, HD 128917, Gaia DR3 5879327821838249216. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5879327821838249216
- HIP
- 71861
- HD
- 128917
- gaia_dr3
- 5879327821838249216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.11