How to see it
96 Vir has a visual magnitude of about 6.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 96 Vir: right ascension 14h 9m 1s, declination −10° 20′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
96 Vir. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 69127, HD 123630, Gaia DR3 3614734159526614656. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3614734159526614656
- HIP
- 69127
- HD
- 123630
- gaia_dr3
- 3614734159526614656
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 96 Vir
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18