How to see it
HIP 96558 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96558: right ascension 19h 37m 49s, declination −13° 57′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 96558. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96558, HD 185044, Gaia DR3 4183184797829263104. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4183184797829263104
- HIP
- 96558
- HD
- 185044
- gaia_dr3
- 4183184797829263104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58