How to see it
HIP 76242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76242: right ascension 15h 34m 26s, declination +32° 1′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 76242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76242, HD 138982, Gaia DR3 1274432382883190528. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1274432382883190528
- HIP
- 76242
- HD
- 138982
- gaia_dr3
- 1274432382883190528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1274432382883190528
- HD 138982
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.51