How to see it
HIP 93972 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 93972: right ascension 19h 8m 1s, declination −7° 50′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 93972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 93972, HD 178218, Gaia DR3 4204586757334485504. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4204586757334485504
- HIP
- 93972
- HD
- 178218
- gaia_dr3
- 4204586757334485504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4204586757334485504
- HD 178218
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57