How to see it
Gam Lup has a visual magnitude of about 3.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gam Lup: right ascension 15h 35m 8s, declination −41° 10′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
Gam Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76297, HD 138690, Gaia DR3 6002777448326587264. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6002777448326587264
- HIP
- 76297
- HD
- 138690
- gaia_dr3
- 6002777448326587264
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Gam Lup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.40