How to see it
HIP 77040 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77040: right ascension 15h 43m 54s, declination +24° 57′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 77040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77040, HD 140646, Gaia DR3 1222750633390684928. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1222750633390684928
- HIP
- 77040
- HD
- 140646
- gaia_dr3
- 1222750633390684928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1222750633390684928
- HD 140646
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66