How to see it
HIP 76869 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76869: right ascension 15h 41m 48s, declination +30° 54′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 76869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76869, HD 140298, Gaia DR3 1369382122545923328. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1369382122545923328
- HIP
- 76869
- HD
- 140298
- gaia_dr3
- 1369382122545923328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1369382122545923328
- HD 140298
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42