How to see it
HIP 72728 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72728: right ascension 14h 52m 10s, declination −20° 48′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 72728. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72728, HD 131071, Gaia DR3 6280464538741002240. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6280464538741002240
- HIP
- 72728
- HD
- 131071
- gaia_dr3
- 6280464538741002240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6280464538741002240
- HD 131071
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48