How to see it
HIP 73442 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73442: right ascension 15h 0m 30s, declination −22° 50′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 73442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73442, HD 132572, Gaia DR3 6231181507006439936. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6231181507006439936
- HIP
- 73442
- HD
- 132572
- gaia_dr3
- 6231181507006439936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68