How to see it
HIP 72420 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72420: right ascension 14h 48m 29s, declination −25° 29′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 72420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72420, HD 130360, Gaia DR3 6228931528258993920. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6228931528258993920
- HIP
- 72420
- HD
- 130360
- gaia_dr3
- 6228931528258993920
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91