How to see it
HIP 73961 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73961: right ascension 15h 6m 54s, declination +39° 36′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 73961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73961, Gaia DR3 1295833659459485952. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1295833659459485952
- HIP
- 73961
- gaia_dr3
- 1295833659459485952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1295833659459485952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46