How to see it
HIP 100242 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 100242: right ascension 20h 19m 50s, declination +29° 43′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Vulpecula constellation (IAU figure Vul).
Catalog context
HIP 100242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 100242, HD 193553, Gaia DR3 1861243529647755520. In the SkyKeepsake Vulpecula (Vul) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1861243529647755520
- HIP
- 100242
- HD
- 193553
- gaia_dr3
- 1861243529647755520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1861243529647755520
- HD 193553
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74