How to see it
HIP 77118 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77118: right ascension 15h 44m 48s, declination +16° 44′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 77118. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77118, HD 140730, Gaia DR3 1196261371056107776. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1196261371056107776
- HIP
- 77118
- HD
- 140730
- gaia_dr3
- 1196261371056107776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1196261371056107776
- HD 140730
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67