How to see it
HIP 74944 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74944: right ascension 15h 18m 51s, declination +29° 55′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 74944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74944, HD 136291, Gaia DR3 1275302856792354560. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1275302856792354560
- HIP
- 74944
- HD
- 136291
- gaia_dr3
- 1275302856792354560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1275302856792354560
- HD 136291
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76