How to see it
HIP 3961 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3961: right ascension 0h 50m 52s, declination −71° 9′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 3961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3961, HD 5028, Gaia DR3 4690114462012051584. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4690114462012051584
- HIP
- 3961
- HD
- 5028
- gaia_dr3
- 4690114462012051584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75