How to see it
HIP 102588 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102588: right ascension 20h 47m 24s, declination −45° 51′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).
Catalog context
HIP 102588. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102588, HD 197748, Gaia DR3 6482872397349209984. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6482872397349209984
- HIP
- 102588
- HD
- 197748
- gaia_dr3
- 6482872397349209984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44