How to see it
HIP 72974 has a visual magnitude of about 9.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72974: right ascension 14h 54m 48s, declination −29° 41′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 72974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72974, Gaia DR3 6218217886967262208. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6218217886967262208
- HIP
- 72974
- gaia_dr3
- 6218217886967262208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6218217886967262208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.93