How to see it
HIP 41896 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41896: right ascension 8h 32m 35s, declination −5° 53′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 41896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41896, HD 72412, Gaia DR3 5755415060366495744. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5755415060366495744
- HIP
- 41896
- HD
- 72412
- gaia_dr3
- 5755415060366495744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5755415060366495744
- HD 72412
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63