How to see it
HIP 102540 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102540: right ascension 20h 46m 47s, declination −64° 54′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 102540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102540, HD 197359, Gaia DR3 6426276135821503872. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6426276135821503872
- HIP
- 102540
- HD
- 197359
- gaia_dr3
- 6426276135821503872
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42