How to see it
HIP 76278 has a visual magnitude of about 7.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76278: right ascension 15h 34m 50s, declination −0° 8′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 76278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76278, HD 138870, Gaia DR3 4416699524007230976. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4416699524007230976
- HIP
- 76278
- HD
- 138870
- gaia_dr3
- 4416699524007230976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4416699524007230976
- HD 138870
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.25