How to see it
HIP 104398 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 104398: right ascension 21h 8m 58s, declination −28° 28′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 104398. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 104398, HD 201226, Gaia DR3 6789003372555535872. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6789003372555535872
- HIP
- 104398
- HD
- 201226
- gaia_dr3
- 6789003372555535872
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75