How to see it
HIP 76939 has a visual magnitude of about 4.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76939: right ascension 15h 42m 38s, declination −37° 25′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 76939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76939, HD 139980, Gaia DR3 6009789205765529472. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6009789205765529472
- HIP
- 76939
- HD
- 139980
- gaia_dr3
- 6009789205765529472
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.96