How to see it
HIP 41978 has a visual magnitude of about 7.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41978: right ascension 8h 33m 23s, declination +20° 23′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 41978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41978, HD 72410, Gaia DR3 663084367148495104. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 663084367148495104
- HIP
- 41978
- HD
- 72410
- gaia_dr3
- 663084367148495104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 663084367148495104
- HD 72410
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.38