How to see it
HIP 102047 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102047: right ascension 20h 40m 50s, declination −25° 2′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
HIP 102047. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102047, HD 196859, Gaia DR3 6806356414823087104. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6806356414823087104
- HIP
- 102047
- HD
- 196859
- gaia_dr3
- 6806356414823087104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6806356414823087104
- HD 196859
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72