How to see it
HIP 97944 has a visual magnitude of about 5.91: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 97944: right ascension 19h 54m 18s, declination −23° 56′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 97944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97944, HD 188088, Gaia DR3 6863535898551993472. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6863535898551993472
- HIP
- 97944
- HD
- 188088
- gaia_dr3
- 6863535898551993472
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.91