How to see it
The2Mic has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for The2Mic: right ascension 21h 24m 25s, declination −41° 0′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
The2Mic. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 105696, HD 203585, Gaia DR3 6582060200283660928. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6582060200283660928
- HIP
- 105696
- HD
- 203585
- gaia_dr3
- 6582060200283660928
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- The2Mic
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28