How to see it
HIP 102428 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102428: right ascension 20h 45m 21s, declination −79° 5′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 102428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102428, HD 196293, Gaia DR3 6361942439168291840. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6361942439168291840
- HIP
- 102428
- HD
- 196293
- gaia_dr3
- 6361942439168291840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6361942439168291840
- HD 196293
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64