How to see it
HIP 77873 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77873: right ascension 15h 54m 9s, declination +13° 23′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 77873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77873, HD 142442, Gaia DR3 1191545050287096832. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1191545050287096832
- HIP
- 77873
- HD
- 142442
- gaia_dr3
- 1191545050287096832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1191545050287096832
- HD 142442
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14