How to see it
HIP 102961 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102961: right ascension 20h 51m 37s, declination −73° 41′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 102961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102961, HD 197808, Gaia DR3 6370170840593464320. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6370170840593464320
- HIP
- 102961
- HD
- 197808
- gaia_dr3
- 6370170840593464320
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6370170840593464320
- HD 197808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90