Its story

HIP 61298 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 61298: right ascension 12h 33m 35s, declination +7° 16′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).

HIP 61298. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61298, HD 109286, Gaia DR3 3902370696320119296. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.