How to see it
HIP 72879 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72879: right ascension 14h 53m 44s, declination +30° 57′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 72879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72879, HD 131600, Gaia DR3 1282383299360053248. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1282383299360053248
- HIP
- 72879
- HD
- 131600
- gaia_dr3
- 1282383299360053248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1282383299360053248
- HD 131600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83