How to see it
HIP 61738 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61738: right ascension 12h 39m 14s, declination −75° 22′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 61738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61738, HD 109857, Gaia DR3 5837600152935767680. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5837600152935767680
- HIP
- 61738
- HD
- 109857
- gaia_dr3
- 5837600152935767680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54