How to see it
HIP 72938 has a visual magnitude of about 9.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72938: right ascension 14h 54m 24s, declination −42° 52′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 72938. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72938, Gaia DR3 6100716068599992320. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6100716068599992320
- HIP
- 72938
- gaia_dr3
- 6100716068599992320
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6100716068599992320
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.56