How to see it
HIP 73872 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73872: right ascension 15h 5m 52s, declination +22° 41′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 73872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73872, HD 133827, Gaia DR3 1262051783171785472. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1262051783171785472
- HIP
- 73872
- HD
- 133827
- gaia_dr3
- 1262051783171785472
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1262051783171785472
- HD 133827
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45