How to see it
HIP 102956 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102956: right ascension 20h 51m 34s, declination +49° 39′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 102956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102956, HD 198877, Gaia DR3 2168104786727791104. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2168104786727791104
- HIP
- 102956
- HD
- 198877
- gaia_dr3
- 2168104786727791104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2168104786727791104
- HD 198877
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65