How to see it
HIP 74740 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74740: right ascension 15h 16m 28s, declination −44° 30′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 74740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74740, HD 135416, Gaia DR3 6000414048078265984. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6000414048078265984
- HIP
- 74740
- HD
- 135416
- gaia_dr3
- 6000414048078265984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06