How to see it
HIP 41279 has a visual magnitude of about 8.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41279: right ascension 8h 25m 18s, declination +24° 21′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 41279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41279, HD 70897, Gaia DR3 678343389518760960. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 678343389518760960
- HIP
- 41279
- HD
- 70897
- gaia_dr3
- 678343389518760960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 678343389518760960
- HD 70897
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.30