How to see it
HIP 101988 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 101988: right ascension 20h 40m 6s, declination −14° 0′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
HIP 101988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 101988, HD 196799, Gaia DR3 6887548403573629824. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6887548403573629824
- HIP
- 101988
- HD
- 196799
- gaia_dr3
- 6887548403573629824
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91