How to see it
HIP 70961 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70961: right ascension 14h 30m 52s, declination −20° 43′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 70961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70961, HD 127250, Gaia DR3 6282712284105362304. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6282712284105362304
- HIP
- 70961
- HD
- 127250
- gaia_dr3
- 6282712284105362304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79