How to see it
HIP 102685 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 102685: right ascension 20h 48m 26s, declination −18° 12′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
HIP 102685. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102685, HD 198063, Gaia DR3 6858748586264436608. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6858748586264436608
- HIP
- 102685
- HD
- 198063
- gaia_dr3
- 6858748586264436608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91