How to see it
Sig Lup has a visual magnitude of about 4.38: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Sig Lup: right ascension 14h 32m 37s, declination −50° 27′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
Sig Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 71121, HD 127381, Gaia DR3 5899234960867291776. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5899234960867291776
- HIP
- 71121
- HD
- 127381
- gaia_dr3
- 5899234960867291776
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Sig Lup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.38