How to see it
HIP 61255 has a visual magnitude of about 8.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61255: right ascension 12h 33m 11s, declination −11° 8′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Corvus constellation (IAU figure Crv).
Catalog context
HIP 61255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61255, HD 109221, Gaia DR3 3578236420798563328. In the SkyKeepsake Corvus (Crv) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3578236420798563328
- HIP
- 61255
- HD
- 109221
- gaia_dr3
- 3578236420798563328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3578236420798563328
- HD 109221
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.15