How to see it
HIP 76166 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 76166: right ascension 15h 33m 26s, declination +79° 11′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 76166. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76166, HD 140317, Gaia DR3 1708476868670760960. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1708476868670760960
- HIP
- 76166
- HD
- 140317
- gaia_dr3
- 1708476868670760960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1708476868670760960
- HD 140317
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42