How to see it
HIP 96956 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96956: right ascension 19h 42m 33s, declination −50° 40′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).
Catalog context
HIP 96956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96956, HD 185634, Gaia DR3 6646122592440986368. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6646122592440986368
- HIP
- 96956
- HD
- 185634
- gaia_dr3
- 6646122592440986368
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52