How to see it
HIP 76862 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76862: right ascension 15h 41m 45s, declination −31° 50′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 76862. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76862, HD 139899, Gaia DR3 6016545906572761088. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6016545906572761088
- HIP
- 76862
- HD
- 139899
- gaia_dr3
- 6016545906572761088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6016545906572761088
- HD 139899
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.84