How to see it
HIP 74709 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 74709: right ascension 15h 16m 4s, declination +26° 30′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 74709. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74709, HD 135773, Gaia DR3 1271221297831799040. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1271221297831799040
- HIP
- 74709
- HD
- 135773
- gaia_dr3
- 1271221297831799040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1271221297831799040
- HD 135773
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38