How to see it
HIP 98579 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 98579: right ascension 20h 1m 27s, declination −40° 48′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).
Catalog context
HIP 98579. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98579, HD 189388, Gaia DR3 6687567033982621056. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6687567033982621056
- HIP
- 98579
- HD
- 189388
- gaia_dr3
- 6687567033982621056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30