How to see it
HIP 95940 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 95940: right ascension 19h 30m 40s, declination −59° 13′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 95940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 95940, HD 182970, Gaia DR3 6446634521321618432. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6446634521321618432
- HIP
- 95940
- HD
- 182970
- gaia_dr3
- 6446634521321618432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6446634521321618432
- HD 182970
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97