How to see it
HIP 102769 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 102769: right ascension 20h 49m 17s, declination −30° 11′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 102769. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102769, HD 198142, Gaia DR3 6794237047905560960. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6794237047905560960
- HIP
- 102769
- HD
- 198142
- gaia_dr3
- 6794237047905560960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58