How to see it
Bubup has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Bubup: right ascension 5h 37m 3s, declination −73° 41′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
Catalog context
Bubup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26380, HD 38283, Gaia DR3 4650314511916109696. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4650314511916109696
- HIP
- 26380
- HD
- 38283
- gaia_dr3
- 4650314511916109696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56