How to see it
HIP 61078 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 61078: right ascension 12h 31m 4s, declination +39° 34′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 61078. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61078, HD 108973, Gaia DR3 1533758183184133120. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1533758183184133120
- HIP
- 61078
- HD
- 108973
- gaia_dr3
- 1533758183184133120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1533758183184133120
- HD 108973
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51