How to see it
Pi Lup has a visual magnitude of about 4.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Pi Lup: right ascension 15h 5m 7s, declination −47° 3′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
Pi Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73807, HD 133242, Gaia DR3 5903642967392021504. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5903642967392021504
- HIP
- 73807
- HD
- 133242
- gaia_dr3
- 5903642967392021504
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Pi Lup
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5903642967392021504
- HD 133242
- HIP 73807
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.60