How to see it
HIP 103988 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 103988: right ascension 21h 4m 8s, declination −47° 57′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).
Catalog context
HIP 103988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 103988, HD 200248, Gaia DR3 6479902788240137344. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6479902788240137344
- HIP
- 103988
- HD
- 200248
- gaia_dr3
- 6479902788240137344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68