How to see it
HIP 41879 has a visual magnitude of about 8.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41879: right ascension 8h 32m 19s, declination +16° 12′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 41879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41879, HD 72239, Gaia DR3 658681819511681664. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 658681819511681664
- HIP
- 41879
- HD
- 72239
- gaia_dr3
- 658681819511681664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 658681819511681664
- HD 72239
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.51