How to see it
HIP 76140 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76140: right ascension 15h 33m 8s, declination −25° 48′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 76140. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76140, HD 138472, Gaia DR3 6237819636662519680. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6237819636662519680
- HIP
- 76140
- HD
- 138472
- gaia_dr3
- 6237819636662519680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63