How to see it
HIP 99271 has a visual magnitude of about 7.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 99271: right ascension 20h 9m 4s, declination −74° 13′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 99271. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 99271, HD 189899, Gaia DR3 6366949507746112512. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6366949507746112512
- HIP
- 99271
- HD
- 189899
- gaia_dr3
- 6366949507746112512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6366949507746112512
- HD 189899
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.48