How to see it
HIP 96440 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96440: right ascension 19h 36m 26s, declination −18° 51′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 96440. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96440, HD 184705, Gaia DR3 6869593898383897600. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6869593898383897600
- HIP
- 96440
- HD
- 184705
- gaia_dr3
- 6869593898383897600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6869593898383897600
- HD 184705
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08