How to see it
HIP 96838 has a visual magnitude of about 8.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96838: right ascension 19h 41m 5s, declination −23° 39′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 96838. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96838, HD 185678, Gaia DR3 6768473291445450752. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6768473291445450752
- HIP
- 96838
- HD
- 185678
- gaia_dr3
- 6768473291445450752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6768473291445450752
- HD 185678
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.08