How to see it
HIP 96946 has a visual magnitude of about 8.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96946: right ascension 19h 42m 29s, declination +31° 44′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Vulpecula constellation (IAU figure Vul).
Catalog context
HIP 96946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96946, HD 331093, Gaia DR3 2033246455795280896. In the SkyKeepsake Vulpecula (Vul) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2033246455795280896
- HIP
- 96946
- HD
- 331093
- gaia_dr3
- 2033246455795280896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2033246455795280896
- HD 331093
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.20