How to see it
HIP 102869 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102869: right ascension 20h 50m 30s, declination −24° 58′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
HIP 102869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102869, HD 198354, Gaia DR3 6805805868733297792. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6805805868733297792
- HIP
- 102869
- HD
- 198354
- gaia_dr3
- 6805805868733297792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73