How to see it
HIP 73508 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73508: right ascension 15h 1m 27s, declination −12° 40′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 73508. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73508, HD 132816, Gaia DR3 6312260731389100032. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6312260731389100032
- HIP
- 73508
- HD
- 132816
- gaia_dr3
- 6312260731389100032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6312260731389100032
- HD 132816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.66