How to see it
HIP 97251 has a visual magnitude of about 8.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 97251: right ascension 19h 45m 55s, declination −22° 4′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 97251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97251, HD 186555, Gaia DR3 6864941727246200832. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6864941727246200832
- HIP
- 97251
- HD
- 186555
- gaia_dr3
- 6864941727246200832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6864941727246200832
- HD 186555
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.35