How to see it
HIP 108300 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 108300: right ascension 21h 56m 26s, declination −51° 24′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Grus constellation (IAU figure Gru).
Catalog context
HIP 108300. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 108300, HD 208261, Gaia DR3 6558173550687448064. In the SkyKeepsake Grus (Gru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6558173550687448064
- HIP
- 108300
- HD
- 208261
- gaia_dr3
- 6558173550687448064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6558173550687448064
- HD 208261
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80