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HIP 61015 — Star in Corvus

Magnitude 5.6m Star Corvus (Crv) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.63
Spectral Type M0III giant
Star Color Red (B-V 1.67)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 30m 17.5s
Dec -23° 41' 48.0"
Constellation Corvus (Crv)
HR 4759
HIP 61015
HD 108821
SAO 180850
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Hard+ Hard Hard
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Feb – Apr (peak: Mar)

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Lifecycle

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Stellar Absorption Spectrum

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Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 4462
Hard+
Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 0.6° Corvus
M68
NGC 4590
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 8.2 3.7° Hydra
NGC 4361
Hard+
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 10.0 5.1° Corvus
LN Hya
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 6.6–6.7
Variable Star mag 6.62 6.5° Hydra
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