How to see it
HIP 73242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73242: right ascension 14h 58m 9s, declination −38° 47′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 73242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73242, HD 132015, Gaia DR3 6198273192711548928. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6198273192711548928
- HIP
- 73242
- HD
- 132015
- gaia_dr3
- 6198273192711548928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6198273192711548928
- HD 132015
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38