How to see it
HIP 73879 has a visual magnitude of about 7.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73879: right ascension 15h 6m 1s, declination −36° 5′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 73879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73879, HD 133513, Gaia DR3 6200449744696148992. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6200449744696148992
- HIP
- 73879
- HD
- 133513
- gaia_dr3
- 6200449744696148992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6200449744696148992
- HD 133513
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.93