How to see it
HIP 72508 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72508: right ascension 14h 49m 32s, declination +51° 22′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 72508. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72508, HD 131040, Gaia DR3 1593537118559292544. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1593537118559292544
- HIP
- 72508
- HD
- 131040
- gaia_dr3
- 1593537118559292544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39