How to see it
HIP 76982 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76982: right ascension 15h 43m 9s, declination −13° 3′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 76982. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76982, HD 140269, Gaia DR3 6267108324325388416. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6267108324325388416
- HIP
- 76982
- HD
- 140269
- gaia_dr3
- 6267108324325388416
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51