How to see it
HIP 95978 has a visual magnitude of about 5.53: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 95978: right ascension 19h 31m 0s, declination +70° 59′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 95978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 95978, HD 184958, Gaia DR3 2263400868246358656. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2263400868246358656
- HIP
- 95978
- HD
- 184958
- gaia_dr3
- 2263400868246358656
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.53