How to see it
HIP 96906 has a visual magnitude of about 7.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96906: right ascension 19h 41m 58s, declination +36° 13′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 96906. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96906, HD 186257, Gaia DR3 2048592442637772800. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2048592442637772800
- HIP
- 96906
- HD
- 186257
- gaia_dr3
- 2048592442637772800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2048592442637772800
- HD 186257
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.37