How to see it
HIP 61278 has a visual magnitude of about 9.20: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61278: right ascension 12h 33m 25s, declination +84° 40′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 61278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61278, Gaia DR3 1726456495125335552. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1726456495125335552
- HIP
- 61278
- gaia_dr3
- 1726456495125335552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1726456495125335552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.20