How to see it
Kap2Lup has a visual magnitude of about 5.69: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap2Lup: right ascension 15h 11m 58s, declination −48° 44′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
Kap2Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74380, HD 134482, Gaia DR3 5902489102985502208. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5902489102985502208
- HIP
- 74380
- HD
- 134482
- gaia_dr3
- 5902489102985502208
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap2Lup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.69