How to see it
HIP 73168 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73168: right ascension 14h 57m 12s, declination −42° 8′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 73168. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73168, HD 131837, Gaia DR3 6100856221972420992. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6100856221972420992
- HIP
- 73168
- HD
- 131837
- gaia_dr3
- 6100856221972420992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70