How to see it
HIP 41253 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41253: right ascension 8h 24m 59s, declination +42° 59′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 41253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41253, HD 70687, Gaia DR3 916046159788538880. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 916046159788538880
- HIP
- 41253
- HD
- 70687
- gaia_dr3
- 916046159788538880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 916046159788538880
- HD 70687
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45