How to see it
HIP 74799 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 74799: right ascension 15h 17m 11s, declination +25° 12′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 74799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74799, HD 135946, Gaia DR3 1264278569095420928. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1264278569095420928
- HIP
- 74799
- HD
- 135946
- gaia_dr3
- 1264278569095420928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1264278569095420928
- HD 135946
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16