How to see it
HIP 41872 has a visual magnitude of about 8.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41872: right ascension 8h 32m 16s, declination +8° 53′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 41872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41872, HD 72281, Gaia DR3 599572147418144384. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 599572147418144384
- HIP
- 41872
- HD
- 72281
- gaia_dr3
- 599572147418144384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 599572147418144384
- HD 72281
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.36