How to see it
HIP 99957 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 99957: right ascension 20h 16m 51s, declination −40° 54′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 99957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 99957, HD 192509, Gaia DR3 6692401105573442944. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6692401105573442944
- HIP
- 99957
- HD
- 192509
- gaia_dr3
- 6692401105573442944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92