How to see it
Kap TrA has a visual magnitude of about 4.80: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap TrA: right ascension 15h 55m 30s, declination −68° 36′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum Australe constellation (IAU figure TrA).
Catalog context
Kap TrA. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77982, HD 141767, Gaia DR3 5820481547175876992. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum Australe (TrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5820481547175876992
- HIP
- 77982
- HD
- 141767
- gaia_dr3
- 5820481547175876992
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap TrA
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.80