How to see it
HIP 77196 has a visual magnitude of about 6.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77196: right ascension 15h 45m 46s, declination −30° 2′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 77196. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77196, HD 140636, Gaia DR3 6040824295842990208. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6040824295842990208
- HIP
- 77196
- HD
- 140636
- gaia_dr3
- 6040824295842990208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55