How to see it
HIP 36987 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 36987: right ascension 7h 36m 8s, declination −27° 30′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 36987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36987, HD 61026, Gaia DR3 5612170651152446976. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5612170651152446976
- HIP
- 36987
- HD
- 61026
- gaia_dr3
- 5612170651152446976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58