How to see it
HIP 73609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73609: right ascension 15h 2m 45s, declination −63° 41′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 73609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73609, HD 132539, Gaia DR3 5873610528834658304. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5873610528834658304
- HIP
- 73609
- HD
- 132539
- gaia_dr3
- 5873610528834658304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5873610528834658304
- HD 132539
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.65