How to see it
HIP 61008 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61008: right ascension 12h 30m 12s, declination −53° 36′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 61008. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61008, HD 108789, Gaia DR3 6077697723964060672. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6077697723964060672
- HIP
- 61008
- HD
- 108789
- gaia_dr3
- 6077697723964060672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6077697723964060672
- HD 108789
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61