How to see it
HIP 76879 has a visual magnitude of about 9.45: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76879: right ascension 15h 41m 57s, declination −16° 54′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 76879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76879, HD 139995, Gaia DR3 6261353308667155456. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6261353308667155456
- HIP
- 76879
- HD
- 139995
- gaia_dr3
- 6261353308667155456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6261353308667155456
- HD 139995
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.45