How to see it
HIP 76040 has a visual magnitude of about 7.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76040: right ascension 15h 31m 46s, declination +59° 43′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 76040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76040, HD 138868, Gaia DR3 1603235601389324800. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1603235601389324800
- HIP
- 76040
- HD
- 138868
- gaia_dr3
- 1603235601389324800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1603235601389324800
- HD 138868
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.79