How to see it
HIP 61242 has a visual magnitude of about 10.15: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61242: right ascension 12h 32m 60s, declination +36° 33′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 61242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61242, Gaia DR3 1519489648991868672. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1519489648991868672
- HIP
- 61242
- gaia_dr3
- 1519489648991868672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1519489648991868672
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.15