How to see it
HIP 41255 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41255: right ascension 8h 25m 0s, declination −12° 45′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 41255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41255, HD 71072, Gaia DR3 5724008575871798400. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5724008575871798400
- HIP
- 41255
- HD
- 71072
- gaia_dr3
- 5724008575871798400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87