How to see it
HIP 108978 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 108978: right ascension 22h 4m 39s, declination −28° 26′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Piscis Austrinus constellation (IAU figure PsA).
Catalog context
HIP 108978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 108978, HD 209523, Gaia DR3 6618433350598691968. In the SkyKeepsake Piscis Austrinus (PsA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6618433350598691968
- HIP
- 108978
- HD
- 209523
- gaia_dr3
- 6618433350598691968
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73