How to see it
HIP 72989 has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72989: right ascension 14h 54m 57s, declination −61° 4′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 72989. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72989, HD 131217, Gaia DR3 5877902682962174208. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5877902682962174208
- HIP
- 72989
- HD
- 131217
- gaia_dr3
- 5877902682962174208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25