How to see it
HIP 73998 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73998: right ascension 15h 7m 19s, declination +8° 57′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 73998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73998, HD 134012, Gaia DR3 1167606964160573440. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1167606964160573440
- HIP
- 73998
- HD
- 134012
- gaia_dr3
- 1167606964160573440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1167606964160573440
- HD 134012
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28