How to see it
HIP 61981 has a visual magnitude of about 6.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61981: right ascension 12h 42m 5s, declination −69° 24′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 61981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61981, HD 110311, Gaia DR3 5855468247702904704. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5855468247702904704
- HIP
- 61981
- HD
- 110311
- gaia_dr3
- 5855468247702904704
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.23