How to see it
HIP 104212 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 104212: right ascension 21h 6m 50s, declination +81° 1′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 104212. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 104212, HD 202490, Gaia DR3 2297755693172576512. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2297755693172576512
- HIP
- 104212
- HD
- 202490
- gaia_dr3
- 2297755693172576512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2297755693172576512
- HD 202490
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65