How to see it
HIP 71040 has a visual magnitude of about 6.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 71040: right ascension 14h 31m 43s, declination +60° 13′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 71040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 71040, HD 127929, Gaia DR3 1618237642980201344. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1618237642980201344
- HIP
- 71040
- HD
- 127929
- gaia_dr3
- 1618237642980201344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.22