How to see it
HIP 72538 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72538: right ascension 14h 49m 51s, declination +36° 35′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 72538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72538, HD 130968, Gaia DR3 1294288364586310912. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1294288364586310912
- HIP
- 72538
- HD
- 130968
- gaia_dr3
- 1294288364586310912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1294288364586310912
- HD 130968
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61