Its story
HIP 61179 has a visual magnitude of about 5.86: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61179: right ascension 12h 32m 9s, declination −56° 7′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
HIP 61179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61179, HD 109045, Gaia DR3 6073457663520488320. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 61179
- Right ascension
- 12h 32m 09s
- Declination
- −56° 07′ 46″
- Magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- ≈ 1,302 ly
Data: gaia-dr3