How to see it
HIP 72899 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72899: right ascension 14h 53m 57s, declination −46° 15′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 72899. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72899, HD 131243, Gaia DR3 5907604340291440640. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5907604340291440640
- HIP
- 72899
- HD
- 131243
- gaia_dr3
- 5907604340291440640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5907604340291440640
- HD 131243
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.67