How to see it
HIP 77859 has a visual magnitude of about 5.36: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77859: right ascension 15h 53m 56s, declination −23° 58′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 77859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77859, HD 142184, Gaia DR3 6237015550067390592. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6237015550067390592
- HIP
- 77859
- HD
- 142184
- gaia_dr3
- 6237015550067390592
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.36