How to see it
HIP 72242 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 72242: right ascension 14h 46m 27s, declination −64° 32′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 72242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72242, HD 129615, Gaia DR3 5849872042773226752. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5849872042773226752
- HIP
- 72242
- HD
- 129615
- gaia_dr3
- 5849872042773226752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68