How to see it
HIP 75971 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 75971: right ascension 15h 30m 55s, declination +8° 34′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 75971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 75971, HD 138290, Gaia DR3 1164574545451579520. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1164574545451579520
- HIP
- 75971
- HD
- 138290
- gaia_dr3
- 1164574545451579520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48