How to see it
HIP 41961 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41961: right ascension 8h 33m 11s, declination −5° 13′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 41961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41961, HD 72506, Gaia DR3 3065329261647108224. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3065329261647108224
- HIP
- 41961
- HD
- 72506
- gaia_dr3
- 3065329261647108224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78