Its story
Xi 2Lup has a visual magnitude of about 5.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Xi 2Lup: right ascension 15h 56m 54s, declination −33° 57′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Xi 2Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78106, HD 142630, Gaia DR3 6012174836760016512. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 78106
- Right ascension
- 15h 56m 54s
- Declination
- −33° 57′ 52″
- Magnitude
- 5.60
- Distance
- ≈ 210 ly
Data: gaia-dr3