How to see it
HIP 102962 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102962: right ascension 20h 51m 39s, declination −62° 25′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 102962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102962, HD 198160, Gaia DR3 6450817578949550976. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6450817578949550976
- HIP
- 102962
- HD
- 198160
- gaia_dr3
- 6450817578949550976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26