How to see it
HIP 96988 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96988: right ascension 19h 42m 49s, declination +29° 19′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Vulpecula constellation (IAU figure Vul).
Catalog context
HIP 96988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96988, HD 186357, Gaia DR3 2031595607828115072. In the SkyKeepsake Vulpecula (Vul) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2031595607828115072
- HIP
- 96988
- HD
- 186357
- gaia_dr3
- 2031595607828115072
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46