How to see it
HIP 72142 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72142: right ascension 14h 45m 22s, declination +10° 35′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 72142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72142, HD 129974, Gaia DR3 1175183252110671616. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1175183252110671616
- HIP
- 72142
- HD
- 129974
- gaia_dr3
- 1175183252110671616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1175183252110671616
- HD 129974
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64