How to see it
HIP 76461 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76461: right ascension 15h 36m 56s, declination −46° 9′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 76461. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76461, HD 138908, Gaia DR3 5987421394064245760. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5987421394064245760
- HIP
- 76461
- HD
- 138908
- gaia_dr3
- 5987421394064245760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5987421394064245760
- HD 138908
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97