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), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

Pi Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73807, HD 133242, Gaia DR3 5903642967392021504.

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