Its story

HIP 41081 has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41081: right ascension 8h 22m 55s, declination −52° 7′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 41081. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41081, HD 71043, Gaia DR3 5322206718812246656. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.