Its story

HIP 61008 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61008: right ascension 12h 30m 12s, declination −53° 36′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 61008. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61008, HD 108789, Gaia DR3 6077697723964060672. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.