How to see it
HIP 73438 has a visual magnitude of about 7.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73438: right ascension 15h 0m 26s, declination +31° 36′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 73438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73438, HD 132864, Gaia DR3 1288455798999578624. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1288455798999578624
- HIP
- 73438
- HD
- 132864
- gaia_dr3
- 1288455798999578624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1288455798999578624
- HD 132864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.44