How to see it
HIP 76940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76940: right ascension 15h 42m 38s, declination −73° 39′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).
Catalog context
HIP 76940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76940, HD 139173, Gaia DR3 5794136149053906944. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5794136149053906944
- HIP
- 76940
- HD
- 139173
- gaia_dr3
- 5794136149053906944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5794136149053906944
- HD 139173
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.52