How to see it
HIP 77981 has a visual magnitude of about 8.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77981: right ascension 15h 55m 29s, declination −33° 24′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 77981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77981, HD 142383, Gaia DR3 6012252249252093952. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6012252249252093952
- HIP
- 77981
- HD
- 142383
- gaia_dr3
- 6012252249252093952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6012252249252093952
- HD 142383
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.95