How to see it
HIP 102661 has a visual magnitude of about 7.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102661: right ascension 20h 48m 14s, declination −78° 57′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 102661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102661, HD 196752, Gaia DR3 6362038612076033024. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6362038612076033024
- HIP
- 102661
- HD
- 196752
- gaia_dr3
- 6362038612076033024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6362038612076033024
- HD 196752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88