How to see it
Bet Mic has a visual magnitude of about 6.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Bet Mic: right ascension 20h 51m 59s, declination −33° 10′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
Bet Mic. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102989, HD 198529, Gaia DR3 6781590259003317248. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6781590259003317248
- HIP
- 102989
- HD
- 198529
- gaia_dr3
- 6781590259003317248
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Bet Mic
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6781590259003317248
- HD 198529
- HIP 102989
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.05