How to see it
HIP 73240 has a visual magnitude of about 9.19: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 73240: right ascension 14h 58m 7s, declination +40° 49′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 73240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73240, HD 132503, Gaia DR3 1296972066311022848. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1296972066311022848
- HIP
- 73240
- HD
- 132503
- gaia_dr3
- 1296972066311022848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1296972066311022848
- HD 132503
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.19