How to see it
HIP 98960 has a visual magnitude of about 6.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 98960: right ascension 20h 5m 32s, declination −32° 59′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 98960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98960, HD 190306, Gaia DR3 6700584839340358272. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6700584839340358272
- HIP
- 98960
- HD
- 190306
- gaia_dr3
- 6700584839340358272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66