How to see it
HIP 106948 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 106948: right ascension 21h 39m 37s, declination +71° 25′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
HIP 106948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106948, HD 206616, Gaia DR3 2272702633537440256. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2272702633537440256
- HIP
- 106948
- HD
- 206616
- gaia_dr3
- 2272702633537440256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2272702633537440256
- HD 206616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17