How to see it
HIP 74973 has a visual magnitude of about 9.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74973: right ascension 15h 19m 15s, declination +32° 51′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 74973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74973, Gaia DR3 1278120527136870400. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1278120527136870400
- HIP
- 74973
- gaia_dr3
- 1278120527136870400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1278120527136870400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.57