How to see it
HIP 74690 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 74690: right ascension 15h 15m 51s, declination +50° 56′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 74690. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74690, HD 135944, Gaia DR3 1595705763509064832. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1595705763509064832
- HIP
- 74690
- HD
- 135944
- gaia_dr3
- 1595705763509064832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25