Its story

HIP 41778 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41778: right ascension 8h 31m 10s, declination +49° 18′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 41778. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41778, HD 71761, Gaia DR3 1027114632538624768. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.