How to see it
HIP 61840 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61840: right ascension 12h 40m 22s, declination −49° 24′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 61840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61840, HD 110143, Gaia DR3 6127728801556899840. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6127728801556899840
- HIP
- 61840
- HD
- 110143
- gaia_dr3
- 6127728801556899840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6127728801556899840
- HD 110143
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88