How to see it
Kap1Lup has a visual magnitude of about 3.87: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap1Lup: right ascension 15h 11m 56s, declination −48° 44′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
Kap1Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74376, HD 134481, Gaia DR3 5902489309145870464. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5902489309145870464
- HIP
- 74376
- HD
- 134481
- gaia_dr3
- 5902489309145870464
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap1Lup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.87