How to see it
HIP 41970 has a visual magnitude of about 6.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41970: right ascension 8h 33m 20s, declination −38° 22′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 41970. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41970, HD 72787, Gaia DR3 5529540222014652544. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5529540222014652544
- HIP
- 41970
- HD
- 72787
- gaia_dr3
- 5529540222014652544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.45