How to see it
HIP 102863 has a visual magnitude of about 7.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102863: right ascension 20h 50m 24s, declination +31° 21′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 102863. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102863, HD 198597, Gaia DR3 1859648378790141952. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1859648378790141952
- HIP
- 102863
- HD
- 198597
- gaia_dr3
- 1859648378790141952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1859648378790141952
- HD 198597
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.93