How to see it
HIP 72859 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 72859: right ascension 14h 53m 31s, declination +19° 53′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 72859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72859, HD 131528, Gaia DR3 1237248999871369856. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1237248999871369856
- HIP
- 72859
- HD
- 131528
- gaia_dr3
- 1237248999871369856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63