How to see it
HIP 98048 has a visual magnitude of about 6.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 98048: right ascension 19h 55m 29s, declination −53° 56′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).
Catalog context
HIP 98048. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98048, HD 187977, Gaia DR3 6641390152659371648. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6641390152659371648
- HIP
- 98048
- HD
- 187977
- gaia_dr3
- 6641390152659371648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.50