How to see it
HIP 96873 has a visual magnitude of about 7.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96873: right ascension 19h 41m 28s, declination −20° 5′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 96873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96873, HD 185767, Gaia DR3 6868470369298301952. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6868470369298301952
- HIP
- 96873
- HD
- 185767
- gaia_dr3
- 6868470369298301952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6868470369298301952
- HD 185767
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.55