Its story

HIP 76972 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76972: right ascension 15h 43m 1s, declination +11° 1′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 76972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76972, HD 140386, Gaia DR3 1189346748583631104. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.