How to see it
HIP 74866 has a visual magnitude of about 7.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74866: right ascension 15h 17m 57s, declination +83° 51′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 74866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74866, HD 138818, Gaia DR3 1724059113100593920. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1724059113100593920
- HIP
- 74866
- HD
- 138818
- gaia_dr3
- 1724059113100593920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1724059113100593920
- HD 138818
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.63