How to see it
HIP 101040 has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 101040: right ascension 20h 29m 1s, declination −17° 52′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
HIP 101040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 101040, HD 194960, Gaia DR3 6860943834249292800. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6860943834249292800
- HIP
- 101040
- HD
- 194960
- gaia_dr3
- 6860943834249292800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6860943834249292800
- HD 194960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25