How to see it
HIP 102085 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102085: right ascension 20h 41m 19s, declination −17° 22′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
HIP 102085. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102085, HD 196979, Gaia DR3 6861900100124206976. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6861900100124206976
- HIP
- 102085
- HD
- 196979
- gaia_dr3
- 6861900100124206976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56