How to see it
HIP 74171 has a visual magnitude of about 8.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74171: right ascension 15h 9m 19s, declination −55° 50′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 74171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74171, HD 133903, Gaia DR3 5886578035846990848. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5886578035846990848
- HIP
- 74171
- HD
- 133903
- gaia_dr3
- 5886578035846990848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5886578035846990848
- HD 133903
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.56