How to see it
HIP 102430 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102430: right ascension 20h 45m 21s, declination +46° 21′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 102430. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102430, HD 197961, Gaia DR3 2166530389159361536. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2166530389159361536
- HIP
- 102430
- HD
- 197961
- gaia_dr3
- 2166530389159361536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2166530389159361536
- HD 197961
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70