---
title: "HIP 73860"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-73860"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 73860 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-73860"
---

# HIP 73860

HIP 73860 is a yellow-white [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Circinus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/circinus), shining at apparent magnitude 10.68 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Yellow-white star
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.68 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Circinus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/circinus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Yellow-white star |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.68 |
| CONSTELLATION | Circinus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 15h 05m 41.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −55° 40′ 38.7″ |

## Catalogue data

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.441 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 10.62 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 10.76 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −5.47 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | 1.3 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 73860

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 73860 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-73860

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-73860,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 73860}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-73860},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-73860