How to see it
HIP 98444 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 98444: right ascension 20h 0m 8s, declination −50° 12′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).
Catalog context
HIP 98444. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98444, HD 188986, Gaia DR3 6666990361063486976. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6666990361063486976
- HIP
- 98444
- HD
- 188986
- gaia_dr3
- 6666990361063486976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57