How to see it
HIP 15740 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15740: right ascension 3h 22m 48s, declination +37° 1′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15740, HD 278497, Gaia DR3 234323283843769088. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 234323283843769088
- HIP
- 15740
- HD
- 278497
- gaia_dr3
- 234323283843769088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 234323283843769088
- HD 278497
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.07