How to see it
HIP 98493 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 98493: right ascension 20h 0m 34s, declination +50° 39′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 98493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98493, HD 189980, Gaia DR3 2088609237042497536. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2088609237042497536
- HIP
- 98493
- HD
- 189980
- gaia_dr3
- 2088609237042497536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2088609237042497536
- HD 189980
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86