How to see it
HIP 72839 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72839: right ascension 14h 53m 18s, declination −23° 28′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 72839. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72839, HD 131293, Gaia DR3 6230346904664838144. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6230346904664838144
- HIP
- 72839
- HD
- 131293
- gaia_dr3
- 6230346904664838144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6230346904664838144
- HD 131293
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16