How to see it
HIP 41873 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41873: right ascension 8h 32m 17s, declination +15° 19′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 41873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41873, HD 72240, Gaia DR3 651871105188311424. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 651871105188311424
- HIP
- 41873
- HD
- 72240
- gaia_dr3
- 651871105188311424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 651871105188311424
- HD 72240
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16