How to see it
HIP 73493 has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73493: right ascension 15h 1m 13s, declination −38° 3′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 73493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73493, HD 132604, Gaia DR3 6198684822376519552. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6198684822376519552
- HIP
- 73493
- HD
- 132604
- gaia_dr3
- 6198684822376519552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.50