Abstract: A removable aligning device for visually aligning an upstanding hitch ball mounted centrally to the rear of a motorized towing vehicle with a mating inverted socket of a trailer to be towed to facilitate coupling thereof for towing. The device includes an alignment assembly having a base which is magnetically attachable to a rear panel of the towing vehicle. A telescoping alignment pole is connected to the magnetic base by a lockable hinge at one end and an opposite end which carries a ball visible through a rear window of the towing vehicle by the driver thereof.