Its story

HIP 61661 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61661: right ascension 12h 38m 25s, declination +44° 6′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).

HIP 61661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61661, HD 109953, Gaia DR3 1540687683420514304. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.