How to see it
HIP 72868 has a visual magnitude of about 6.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72868: right ascension 14h 53m 39s, declination +2° 14′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 72868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72868, HD 131477, Gaia DR3 1154366988736071680. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1154366988736071680
- HIP
- 72868
- HD
- 131477
- gaia_dr3
- 1154366988736071680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1154366988736071680
- HD 131477
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15