How to see it
HIP 98956 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 98956: right ascension 20h 5m 28s, declination +39° 21′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 98956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98956, HD 227594, Gaia DR3 2073950135727253248. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2073950135727253248
- HIP
- 98956
- HD
- 227594
- gaia_dr3
- 2073950135727253248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2073950135727253248
- HD 227594
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17