How to see it
HIP 99871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 99871: right ascension 20h 15m 43s, declination +78° 1′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 99871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 99871, HD 194191, Gaia DR3 2290635908705812736. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2290635908705812736
- HIP
- 99871
- HD
- 194191
- gaia_dr3
- 2290635908705812736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2290635908705812736
- HD 194191
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22