How to see it
HIP 33961 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 33961: right ascension 7h 2m 49s, declination −16° 41′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 33961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33961, HD 53013, Gaia DR3 2935654543900819072. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2935654543900819072
- HIP
- 33961
- HD
- 53013
- gaia_dr3
- 2935654543900819072
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46