How to see it
HIP 72268 has a visual magnitude of about 6.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72268: right ascension 14h 46m 44s, declination +7° 16′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 72268. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72268, HD 130218, Gaia DR3 1171700755188241024. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1171700755188241024
- HIP
- 72268
- HD
- 130218
- gaia_dr3
- 1171700755188241024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.14