How to see it
HIP 98957 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 98957: right ascension 20h 5m 29s, declination −70° 11′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 98957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98957, HD 189472, Gaia DR3 6422637783125372928. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6422637783125372928
- HIP
- 98957
- HD
- 189472
- gaia_dr3
- 6422637783125372928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6422637783125372928
- HD 189472
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39