How to see it
HIP 102796 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 HIP 102796: right ascension 20h 49m 33s, declination +50° 46′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 102796. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102796, HD 198611, Gaia DR3 2169898708667423104. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2169898708667423104
- HIP
- 102796
- HD
- 198611
- gaia_dr3
- 2169898708667423104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28