How to see it
HIP 77998 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77998: right ascension 15h 55m 41s, declination +72° 23′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 77998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77998, HD 143641, Gaia DR3 1696364786017924608. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1696364786017924608
- HIP
- 77998
- HD
- 143641
- gaia_dr3
- 1696364786017924608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1696364786017924608
- HD 143641
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98