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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Kap TrA. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77982, HD 141767, Gaia DR3 5820481547175876992.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5820481547175876992
- HIP
- 77982
- HD
- 141767
- gaia_dr3
- 5820481547175876992
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap TrA
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.80