How to see it
HIP 72888 has a visual magnitude of about 7.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72888: right ascension 14h 53m 50s, declination −0° 24′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 72888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72888, HD 131479, Gaia DR3 3650854147291125248. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3650854147291125248
- HIP
- 72888
- HD
- 131479
- gaia_dr3
- 3650854147291125248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3650854147291125248
- HD 131479
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.12