How to see it
HIP 61311 has a visual magnitude of about 6.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61311: right ascension 12h 33m 39s, declination −44° 11′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 61311. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61311, HD 109251, Gaia DR3 6133255668544463872. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6133255668544463872
- HIP
- 61311
- HD
- 109251
- gaia_dr3
- 6133255668544463872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6133255668544463872
- HD 109251
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.71