How to see it
HIP 61520 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61520: right ascension 12h 36m 17s, declination +51° 30′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 61520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61520, HD 109703, Gaia DR3 1568642869636486400. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1568642869636486400
- HIP
- 61520
- HD
- 109703
- gaia_dr3
- 1568642869636486400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1568642869636486400
- HD 109703
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25