How to see it
HIP 74811 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74811: right ascension 15h 17m 20s, declination +5° 41′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 74811. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74811, HD 135856, Gaia DR3 1156278146103727360. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1156278146103727360
- HIP
- 74811
- HD
- 135856
- gaia_dr3
- 1156278146103727360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1156278146103727360
- HD 135856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40