How to see it
HIP 96638 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96638: right ascension 19h 38m 52s, declination −30° 16′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 96638. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96638, HD 185163, Gaia DR3 6752177768907187200. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6752177768907187200
- HIP
- 96638
- HD
- 185163
- gaia_dr3
- 6752177768907187200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6752177768907187200
- HD 185163
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76