How to see it
HIP 72636 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 72636: right ascension 14h 51m 3s, declination −86° 23′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 72636. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72636, HD 127163, Gaia DR3 5766377294376188928. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5766377294376188928
- HIP
- 72636
- HD
- 127163
- gaia_dr3
- 5766377294376188928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5766377294376188928
- HD 127163
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.12