How to see it
HIP 70261 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70261: right ascension 14h 22m 35s, declination −20° 45′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 70261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70261, HD 125862, Gaia DR3 6282887175173196800. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6282887175173196800
- HIP
- 70261
- HD
- 125862
- gaia_dr3
- 6282887175173196800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6282887175173196800
- HD 125862
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51