How to see it
HIP 76261 has a visual magnitude of about 7.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76261: right ascension 15h 34m 38s, declination +18° 14′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 76261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76261, HD 138935, Gaia DR3 1209449016594537984. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1209449016594537984
- HIP
- 76261
- HD
- 138935
- gaia_dr3
- 1209449016594537984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1209449016594537984
- HD 138935
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.85